Usque invents a passage of inspired fantasy. The king of England erects two pavilions on the seashore. One contains a cross; the other the Scrolls of the Law. Jews are genially invited to choose. Naturally most opt for the Sefer Torah, but the entry to the pavilion is wide enough to admit only one of them at a time. On entering they are immediately beheaded by a concealed swordsman. A back curtain parts and the separated head and trunk are thrown into the sea.24
