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Children of the Ghetto

CHAPTER X
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"It's dirty shillings." "But you say he offered you a sovereign." "So he did.

He arranged for two pun ten.

I took the suvran--but not in full payment." "You ought to settle it before the Beth-din," said Daniel vehemently, "or get some Jew to arbitrate.

You make the Jews a laughing-stock.

It is true all marriages depend on money," he added bitterly, "only it is the fashion of police court reporters to pretend the custom is limited to the Jews." "Vell, I did go to Reb Shemuel," said Sugarman "I dought he'd be the very man to arbitrate." "Why ?" asked Daniel.
"Vy?
Hasn't he been a _Shadchan_ himself?
From who else shall we look for sympaty ?" "I see," said Daniel smiling a little.


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