"Three times has he overreached me in various bargains." "Very well; then you know also that he is rich and will pay him liberally who rescues his daughter from great peril." "He might do so, but I am not sure." "I am sure," answered Nehushta, "and for this service my mistress here will give you a bill for any reasonable sum drawn upon her father." "Yes, but the question is--will he honour it?
Benoni is a prejudiced man, a very prejudiced man, a Jew of the Jew, who--does not like Christians." "I think that he will honour it, I believe that he will honour it; but that risk is yours.

See here, merchant, a doubtful draft is better than a slit throat." "Quite so.

The argument is excellent.

But you desire to escape.

If you keep me here, how can I arrange the matter ?" "That is for you to consider.