”‘What? What’s that about our little Joshua?’
”‘He is to be killed, along with all the others of his age group. Every boy of two or under in this city is to be killed!’
”The man stood up and put his hands on his hips. ‘Son, if this is your idea of a joke—-’
”‘It’s no joke, sir,’ I managed. ‘It’s deadly serious.’
”‘And how are they to be killed, and by whom? And how come you to know such noisome news?’
”I found myself becoming bolder with every minute. ‘They’re to be killed by Herod’s army by direct order from Herod himself. As to how I know, let’s just say I have some inside information from the palace. You must believe me! You must! There’s not much time. You must flee the city at once! I must warn others also. I must warn as many as I can.’
”‘He seems to believe what he says,’ said the woman, walking closer to her husband. ‘Perhaps it is so.’
”‘Can’t you see he’s deluded?’ the man asserted. ‘The boy is mad!’
”‘Be that as it may, if there’s a chance that what he says is true—-’
”‘How could it be? Yes, Herod is a bloody tyrant, but he has never done anything without some sort of reason. What possible reason could he have for killing all the boy babies of Bethlehem?’
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