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22 I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also; let the same be she whom Thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac.” While he was yet speaking these words in his heart, Rebekah appeared with her pitcher on her shoulder, and behold, all he had wished came to pass. It may seem strange to you that Rebekah should have to draw water, but the daughters of rich men in the East do the same thing now; only, travellers tell me, that they never find any one so obliging, nowadays, as to water their camels. To be kind to strangers gives any one a high reputation in Oriental countries. So you see what the servant meant when he decided to make the courtesy of the young woman the test of the success of his errand. In his eyes such a girl would be a well-trained lady, and the quickness (for it says “she hasted” and “ran”) with which Rebekah set about her task filled his cup of satisfaction to overflowing, especially

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