[Children of the Ghetto by I. Zangwill]@TWC D-Link bookChildren of the Ghetto CHAPTER X 7/20
But the inspiration came. "Do you know I have summonsed Morris Kerlinski ?" "No," said Daniel.
"What for ?" "He owes me dirty shillings.
I found him a very fine maiden, but, now he is married, he says it was only worth a suvran.
He offered it me but I vouldn't take it.
A poor man he vas, too, and got ten pun from a marriage portion society." "Is it worth while bringing a scandal on the community for the sake of ten shillings? It will be in all the papers, and _Shadchan_ will be spelt shatcan, shodkin, shatkin, chodcan, shotgun, and goodness knows what else." "Yes, but it isn't ten shillings," said Sugarman.
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