anddrawingforthhiswritingmaterialsinhaste，asiftostoptheconversation，hebegantowriteuponapieceofpaperwhichhesupportedonthetopofhisyellowcap，withoutdismountingfromhismule。Whenhehadfinished，hedeliveredthescroll，whichwasintheHebrewcharacter，tothePilgrim，saying，``InthetownofLeicesterallmenknowtherichJew，KirjathJairamofLombardy；
givehimthisscroll——hehathonsalesixMilanharnesses，theworstwouldsuitacrownedhead——tengoodlysteeds，theworstmightmountaking，werehetodobattleforhisthrone。Ofthesehewillgivetheethychoice，witheverythingelsethatcanfurnishtheeforthforthetournament：whenitisover，thouwiltreturnthemsafely——unlessthoushouldsthavewherewithtopaytheirvaluetotheowner。’’
``But，Isaac，’’saidthePilgrim，smiling，``dostthouknowthatinthesesports，thearmsandsteedoftheknightwhoisunhorsedareforfeittohisvictor?
NowImaybeunfortunate，andsolosewhatIcannotreplaceorrepay。’’
TheJewlookedsomewhatastoundedatthispossibility；butcollectinghiscourage，herepliedhastily。``No——no——no——Itisimpossible——Iwillnotthinkso。TheblessingofOurFatherwillbeuponthee。ThylancewillbepowerfulastherodofMoses。’’