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down my grey hairs with sorrow to the
grave.’

“ At last, however, they persuaded him to
let the young man go, and back they went to
Egypt.

“Joseph was so glad to see them, that he
had to hurry away to his own chamber to cry
there; afterwards he made all the eleven
brothers come and dine with him, and they
were merry with him.

“ But when they were going away, he made
his servants put back the money they paid for
their corn into their sacks, and in Benjamin’s
sack a beautiful silver cup of Joseph’s. The
brothers went away, knowing nothing of this ;
but presently a messenger came hurrying after
them, saying they had stolen Joseph’s cup, and
must come back again. They said they had
taken nothing; but when the messenger
looked, there was the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

“Then they all went back sorrowful and
afraid, and Joseph said he should keep Ben-
jamin in prison because he had stolen the cup.

“Then the brothers showed how changed
they were; they could not go back and leave
Benjamin behind, and break their father’sheart;
and one of those who had been so cruel to
Joseph now implored him to let Benjamin