THE BLUE DWARF. 
II3 
At their phylacteries, my clever stroke  
At God, my break-and-build-the-temple joke :  
And make the fell indictment yet completer  
With my bewildering pun on ’ rock ’ and ’ Peter ’ ! 
 
JOHN 
 
It shall be done. 
 
ISSA 
 
Nay, thou wouldst feel remorse.  
Let the whole matter simply take its course !  
Our Youdesh is a thief ;  so, sure to rat.  
He’ll raise their camel to conceal his gnat. 
 
JOHN 
 
How choice a metaphor !  How terse !  How dry !  
Apt as thy’ camel and the needle’s eye’. 
 
ISSA 
 
Agreed, then !  Now if Brothers Louse and Bug  
Will let me be, I’ll settle slack and snug  
Till noon. 
 
JOHN 
 
I too, Lord, I would sleep with Thee.