[In The Fire Of The Forge<br> Complete by Georg Ebers]@TWC D-Link book
In The Fire Of The Forge
Complete

CHAPTER XI
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The fathers of the city can attend to that.
It doesn't appear to disturb the duke and his guests at their dice; and here, my lord, are fifty florins which, I think, will do for the beginning." Biberli handed the knight a little bag containing this sum, and when Heinz asked in perplexity where he obtained it, the ex-schoolmaster answered gaily: "They came just in the nick of time.

I received them from Suss, the jockey, while you were out riding this afternoon." "For the black ?" Heinz enquired.
"Certainly, my lord.

It's a pity about the splendid stallion.

But, as you know, he has the staggers, and when I struck him on the coronet he stood as if rooted to the earth, and the equerry, who was there, said that the disease was proved.

So the Jew silently submitted, let the horse be led away, and paid back what we gave him.


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