Poisoned Honey: A Story Of Mary Magdalene - Plot & Excerpts
No one in Matthew’s immediate family died, but commerce through the harbor slowed to a trickle for weeks. The customs taxes they collected didn’t even amount to what they owed the Romans. Alphaeus explained the problem to Quintus Bucco, the Roman official who came to town twice a year to collect from the collectors. The Roman, a man with sandy stubble on his chin and a weathered red face, was not especially sympathetic. “Bad luck about the fever,” he told Alphaeus, “but that’s your problem, not mine. We agreed on a set amount, not a percentage.” They were sitting in Alphaeus’s upper room, with a pitcher of wine and a plate of cakes on the table in front of Bucco. Alphaeus, as an observant Jew, did not eat with Gentiles, but he always offered refreshments to his Roman overseer. At Bucco’s answer, Matthew saw a flash of anger in his father’s eyes, but the Roman didn’t seem to notice. Leaning on one elbow, he drank deeply from his wine cup before going on in a genial tone.
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