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Nina Balatka

CHAPTER VII
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Surely you will come in." But Rebecca was obstinate, and kept her place at the door.

"He has that Christian girl there with him day after day," she said to Ruth as they went away together.

"I will never enter the house while she is allowed to come there." "But Nina is very good," said Ruth.
"I do not care for her goodness." "Do you not know that she is to be uncle Anton's wife ?" "They have told me so, but she shall be no friend of mine, Ruth.

Is it not shameful that he should wish to marry a Christian ?" When the two men had reached the sitting-room in the Jew's house, and Ziska had seated himself, Anton Trendellsohn closed the door, and asked, not quite in anger, but with something of sternness in his voice, why he had been disturbed while engaged in an act of worship.
"They told me that you would not mind my going in to you," said Ziska, deprecating his wrath.
"That depends on your business.

What is it that you have to say to me ?" "It is this.


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