GRM 81.5
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
81.5 «Judas, you said that those jewels are beautiful.»
«Yes, beautiful and valuable.»
«How much will they be worth? I think you are an expert.»
«Yes, I am a good judge. Why do You want to know how much they are worth, Master? Do You want to sell them? Why?»
«Perhaps… Tell Me: how much will they be worth?»
«At least six talents, if they are sold well.»
«Are you sure?»
«Yes, Master. The necklace by itself, so big and heavy, of the purest gold, is worth at least three talents. I have examined it carefully. And also the bracelets… I don’t know how Aglae’s thin wrists could hold them.»
«They were her shackles, Judas.»
«That’s true, Master… But so many would like to have such beautiful shackles!»
«Do you think so? Who?»
«Well… many people!»
«Yes, many who are human beings only by name… And do you know a possible buyer?»
«So, do You want to sell them? And is it for the Baptist? But look, it’s cursed gold!»
«Oh! Human inconsistency! You have just said with evident desire, that many people would love to have that gold, and then you say it is cursed?! Judas, Judas!… It is cursed indeed. But she said: “It will be sanctified if it is cursed for poor and holy people” and that is why she relinquished it, whoever benefits from it may pray for her poor soul which like the embryo of a future butterfly swells in the seed of her heart.»
Detail
About Aglaé's jewelry, featured in EMV 79.