"Right, Barabbas."

The dice fell. Barabbas rejoiced. Dismas was winner.

"A third time for the woman!"

"Right, Barabbas."

He threw the dice; they fell on his cloak.

"What is that? The dice have no marks! Dismas, stop this joke!
You've changed the dice."

When he took them up in his hand the black marks were there again all
right. They drew a second and a third time. As before the dice had no
marks when they fell.

"What does it mean, Dismas? The dice are blind."

"I think it's you who are blind, Barabbas," laughed Dismas. "Here,
drink these drops, and then lie down and sleep."

The strong man soon rolled on to the sand beside the ass, and snored
loudly.

Then Dismas crawled into the cave and woke the strangers, in order to
get them away from the libertine. For he dared not venture a trial of
strength with Barabbas. He had some trouble with Joseph, but at last
they were beneath the starry sky, Mary and the child on the ass, Joseph
leading it. Dismas walked in front in order to show them the way.