"Charming!" cried Joram, in ecstasies. "The reward of fidelity and
perseverance, Barzello!"
CHAPTER XV.
THE stately mansion of Barzello was brilliantly illuminated. Streams of
light poured forth from every window. Sweet melody floated on the wings
of the gentle zephyrs. Chariot after chariot arrived, and halted before
the massive portals. It was evident to the passer-by that it was not an
event of common occurrence that called forth such unusual movements and
peculiar displays.
From the first moment of Mathias and Perreeza's introduction to each
other, there was a warm attachment formed, and from the subsequent
revelations, this sentiment greatly increased.
On this night the maid of Judah was to become the happy bride of Mathias;
and from the smiles that greet smiles on the happy countenances of those
who hurry to and fro through the richly furnished apartments, it is
evident that their union is hailed as a joyous event.
The marriage was not, in all its parts, so strictly after the customs of
the Hebrews as if it had been solemnized in the land of Judah.
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