Our good King signed because he could not borrow more money from us bad Jews . ' He curved his shoulders as he spoke . ' A King without gold is a snake with a broken back , and ' -- his nose sneered up and his eyebrows frowned down -- ` it is a good deed to break a snake 's back . That was my work , ' he cried , triumphantly , to Puck . ` Spirit of Earth , bear witness that that was my work ! ' He shot up to his full towering height , and his words rang like a trumpet . He had a voice that changed its tone almost as an opal changes colour -- sometimes deep and thundery , sometimes thin and waily , but always it made you listen . ` Many people can bear witness to that , ' Puck answered . ` Tell these babes how it was done . Remember , Master , they do not know Doubt or Fear . ' ` So I saw in their faces when we met , ' said Kadmiel . ` Yet surely , surely they are taught to spit upon Jews ? ' ` Are they ? ' said Dan , much interested . ` Where at ? ' Puck fell back a pace , laughing . ` Kadmiel is thinking of King John 's reign , ' he explained . ` His people were badly treated then . ' ` Oh , we know that . ' they answered , and -LRB- it was very rude of them , but they could not help it -RRB- they stared straight at Kadmiel 's mouth to see if his teeth were all there .
It stuck in their lesson-memory that King John used to pull out XXXXX ' teeth to make them lend him money .
Dan Doubt Earth Jews John Kadmiel King Puck colour gold