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id I could make, oh, so much!" Gregorio scowled savagely. "The filthy Jew! he said that? Never, never, never!" "But we must get some money," the woman sobbed, "if only for our son's sake, Gregorio. But not that way?" "No, not that way," he replied, savagely. "When shall you go to him?" "Now." And taking up his hat he rushed into the street. He was terribly angry, not so much at the purport of the Jew's speech as at the man who made it. He loathed the Jews, and felt insulted when spoken to by one; it was a terrible matter to ask this man for help, but it was intolerable that his wife should suffer insult. And yet the child must be fed. Yes, she had said that, and it was true. They must make sacrifices for the child. He soon reached the Jew's house, and was shown by a richly clad servant into the room where Amos sat. Amos was an old man, tall and strong, with a long bushy beard, in which his fingers continually played; and his eyes were sharp and brilliant and restless, a strange contrast to his stately bearing and measured movements. He rose from his cushions as Gregorio entered, and saluted him courteously, motioning him to a seat. Then, having resettled himself, he clapped his hands together smartly and ordered the servant who answered the summons to bring in coffee and pipes. Gregorio was rather overawed at the luxury he saw around him, and he felt the stern-looking, polite old man would be a difficult person to deal with. As he puffed at his tube he considered carefully what words he should use. For some time neither spoke, but Amos was the first to break the silence. "You heard I was at your house last night, and so have come to pay me?" "Yes, I heard you were at my house and that you wanted to be paid. You are a rich man, and I am poor." "Nay, I am not rich; they lie who say I am rich." "It is twenty pounds I owe you, is it not?" "Yes, twenty pounds. It is a large sum, and I have dealt generously with you. I am now in need of it myself." "I am a poor man." "You have not the money, eh, my friend?" "I have not the money. But I will pay you if you will lend me some more. I shall be successful now; only twenty pounds more." Amos appeared unmoved at the tremor in Gregorio's voice. His eyes rested coldly on the face of his client, while the unfortunate Greek continued to speak rapidly of his troubles and hopes. He smiled sarcastically as Gregorio spoke of the certainty of making
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