It is quite the same, only over one shop we hang three gilt balls: on the other we nail a sign which reads: 'Financial Agents.' And it is the same Jew, remember, who stands behind both counters.

The first Jew is overhauled almost every day by the police; the second Jew is regarded as our public-spirited citizen.

So you see, my young friend, that it is only a question of the amount of money you have got whether you loan on rings or railroads." "And whether the Christian lifts his hat or his boot," laughed Peter.
Cohen leaned his elbows on his plump knees and went on, the slender glass still in his hand, from which now and then he took a sip.

Peter sat buried in his chair, his cigar between his fingers.

Jack held his peace; it was not for him to air his opinions in the presence of the two older men, and then again the tailor had suddenly become a savant.
"Of course, there are many things I wish were different," the tailor continued in a more thoughtful tone.