"That is true," he said, emphatically. "I have a joy which will remain to us even in the worst trouble. I did not tell you the reason of my journey abroad, Mordecai, because--never mind--I went to learn my parentage. And you were right. I am a Jew."
The two men clasped hands with a movement that seemed part of the flash from Mordecai's eyes, and passed through Mirah like an electric shock. But Deronda went on without pause, speaking from Mordecai's mind as much as from his own,
"We have the same people. Our souls have the same vocation. We shall not be separated by life or by death."

"That is true. I did not tell you the reason of my journey abroad, Mordecai, but I went to learn my parentage. And you were right. I am a Jew."
The two men clasped hands, while the words passed through Mirah like an electric shock. Deronda went on-
"We have the same people. Our souls have the same vocation. We shall not be separated by life or by death."
