Great was their fear when they saw the money in the sack's mouth. And q_u_an men ðo ſeckes ðor un-bond, And in ðe coren ðo agtes fond, 2224 Alle he woren ðanne[217] ſori ofrigt. Iacob ðus him bi-meneð o-rigt, "Much sorrow," says Jacob, "is come upon me, "Wel michel ſorge is me bi-cumen, ðat min two childre aren me for-nume_n_; 2228 since my two children are taken from me. Of Ioſep wot ic ending non, And bondes ben leid on ſymeon; If ge beniamin fro me don, Dead and ſorge me ſegeð on; 2232 Benjamin shall remain with me." Ai ſal beniamin wið me bi-lewen ðor q_u_iles ic ſal on werlde liuen." ðo q_u_að iudas, "us ſal ben hard, If we no[218] holden him non forward." 2236 The corn is soon consumed, and Jacob bids them go to Egypt for more. Wex derke,[219] ðis coren iſ gon, Iacob eſt[220] bit hem faren agon, [Fol. 44.] Oc he ne duren ðe weie cumen in, "but ge wið uſ ſenden beniamin;" 2240 Jacob is persuaded to send Benjamin. ðo q_u_að he, "q_u_an it iſ ned, And ne can no bettre red, He sends back the silver, Bereð dat[221] ſilu_er_ hol agon, ðat hem ðor-of ne wante non, 2244 and other corn-money, And oðer ſiluer ðor bi-foren, for to bigen wið oðer coren; together with a present of fruit and spices for Joseph. fruit and ſpices of dere priſ, Bereð ðat man ðat iſ ſo wiſ; 2248 God hunne him eði-modes ben, And ſende me min childre agen." The brethren come again to Egypt. ðo nomen he forð weie rigt, Til he ben cumen i_n_-to egypte ligt; 2252 Joseph treats them kindly, And q_u_anne Ioſep hem alle ſag, Kinde ðogt i_n_ his herte was [ðag]. [217] MS. ðanno [218] ne? [219] derðe? [220] eft? [221] ðat? JOSEPH'S INTERVIEW WITH HIS BRETHREN.