e head of Turkey.
Not least characteristic Barstein found Nehemiah's tenacious gloating
over his ancient ruin at the hands of Russia.

For some days the sculptor went about weighed down by Nehemiah's
misfortunes, and the necessity of finding time to journey to the
Minories. But he had an absorbing piece of work, and before he could
tear himself away from it a still more urgent shower of words fell
upon him.

'3A, THE MINORIES, E.

'I have the honour now,' the new letter ran, 'to inquire about
my decided and expecting departure. I must sue by my quite
humble and very instant entreaty Your noble genteel cordial
humanity in my very hard troublous and bitter and sour
vexations and tribulations to effect for my poor position at
least a private anonymous prompt collection as soon as
possible according to Your clement magnanimous charitable
mercy of L15 if not L25 among Your very estimable and
respectfully good friends, in good order to go in another
country even Bursia to get my livelihood by my dental practice
or by my other scientifick and philological knowledge. The
great competition is here in anything very vigorous. I have
here no dental employment, no dental practice, no relations,
no relief, no gain, no earning, no introduction, no
protection, no recommendation, no money, no good friends, no
good connecting acquaintance, in Russia I am ruined and I
perish here, I am already desperate and despond entirely. I do
not know what to do and what shall I do, do now in my actual
urgent, extreme immense need. I am told by good many people,
that the board of guardians is very seldom to rescue by aid
the people, but very often is to find only faults, and vices
and to make them guilty. I have nothing to do there, and in
the russian jewish fund I found once Sir Asher Aaronsberg and
he is not to me sympathical. I supply and solicit considerably
Your kind humane clement mercy to answer me as soon as
possible quick according to Your very gracious mercy.

'Your obedient Servant respectfully,
'NEHEMIAH SILVERMANN,
'_Dentist and Professor of Languages._'

As soon as the light failed in his studio, Barstein summoned a hansom
and sped to the Minories.

III

Nehemiah's voice bade him walk in, and turning the door-handle he saw
the top-ha