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...these words Jonathan sank into shame for he was much afeared of tigers. The angel of the Lord was sore angry at this and proclaimed "Thou darest not be so slack of courage," and with twain he gave Jonathan a blow which made him sore...
...these words Jonathan paled and trembled and bade the angel of the Lord continue. "Surely," said the awesome one, "the sons of Eli are a numerous host numbering ten thousand in number on a clear day and numbering slightly less when playing away. The Lord would have three buckle up and fight them...
...Jonathan was strong of heart and body and his courage buoyed with the aid of the divine. He left his desk and buckled up for the encounter on the field of soldiery. But he turned back and queried the angel of the Lord, "Canst thou assure me that God will assure me victory over the sons of Eli when we buckle together if I buckle in good faith...
...angel of the Lord caused his countenance to shine upon Jonathan, "For thou to lose were like unto passing a needle through the eye of a camel, possible but extremely difficult." Jonathan was mightily glad at this and raised a joyous shout unto the Lord...
Truffaut is also careful to contrast a real character with his unreal situation. Werner is unshakably believable as a little man who gets hold of a much too big idea, a Jacob who snatches at a straw and finds himself wrestling an angel. As for Christie, the picture strongly supports the widely held suspicion that this actress cannot actually act. Though she plays two women of diametrically divergent dispositions, they seem in her portrayal to differ only in their hairdos. But maybe Truffaut is partly to blame...