20/49 But he brought nothing away except his bedding, and that was pawned in Germany on the route. When he arrived in London he had with him three groschen and a family. "The stuff that came through there"-- she pointed to the discolored fragment of ceiling--"was soup. That silly little Esther spilt all she got from the kitchen." "_Achi-nebbich_, poor little thing," cried Mrs.Kosminski, who was in a tender mood, "very likely it hungers them sore upstairs. The father is out of work." "Knowest thou what, mother," put in Fanny. |