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"‘But—what had happened?’ demanded Marcellus. ‘What had Jesus said to him?’ Miriam shook her head.
"Nobody knows,’ she murmured; then, with averted, reminiscent eyes, she added, half to herself: ‘Maybe he didn’t say anything at all. Perhaps he looked Zacchaeus squarely in the eyes until the man saw—reflected there the image of the person he was meant to be.’"

'"She was an exquisite creature, even in her middle forties; a person of considerable culture, a gracious hostess, an affectionate wife, an indulgent mother, and probably the laziest woman in the whole Roman Empire."