The Jew immediately felt the little movement of her fingers, and hastened to reassure her.

"I am quite sure that your answers will satisfy me." "I hope so," said Nina.

But the pressure of her hand upon his arm was not at once repeated.
"I have seen your cousin Ziska, Nina; indeed, I have seen him twice lately; and I have seen your uncle and your aunt." "I suppose they did not say anything very pleasant about me." "They did not say anything very pleasant about anybody or about anything.

They were not very anxious to be pleasant; but that I did not mind." "I hope they did not insult you, Anton ?" "We Jews are used as yet to insolence from Christians, and do not mind it." "They shall never more be anything to me, if they have insulted you." "It is nothing, Nina.

We bear those things, and think that such of you Christians as use that liberty of a vulgar tongue, which is still possible towards a Jew in Prague, are simply poor in heart and ignorant." "They are poor in heart and ignorant." "I first went to your uncle's office in the Ross Markt, where I saw him and your aunt and Ziska.