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Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

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othcrs. JY11nt wilt thou, Qneen Esther ? '' She, rtcovcring<br />

he~.self', nnswcred : lf it plcnsc! the king, 1 l~scet:h thcc to<br />

come to me this day, ancl Amal wit11 tl~cc, to the banquet<br />

~vl~ich I have prepared. ''<br />

9. The king acceded to hcr wish ; and, during the repast, ha<br />

dcsired to know 11cr rcqnest. Shc m~smerstl: " If it plcnso<br />

the king to give me what I nsli, ancl to ft~lfill niy petition,<br />

let the king :incl Amnil corrie again to the Lsncyuet ~vhich .I<br />

have prepzr~d them, nncl to-morrow I mill open my mind ta<br />

the Icing." The Iriug promised to do so, al-ld Amnn lt4t the<br />

palace with ajopf~~l hca1.t. Rutin goingonthc saw Mardochiri<br />

sitting a(; the cloor of thc palace.<br />

10, And bc?causrl Blsrdochsi ~vould not born rlun~n beforo<br />

him like the othcrs, ho was filled with rngc ; n11d going home<br />

W his house, ordered n gnllows fift,y cubits big11 to be erectccl<br />

to hang n'lnrrloc-hni on the following morning. Now it go<br />

hnppencd that the king coulrl not sleep that night, and todi-

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