"There is no knowing how it may go about the houses in the Kleinseite," Karil Zamenoy had said.

"Old Trendellsohn gets the rent and the interest, but he has little or nothing to show for them--merely a written surrender from Josef, which is worth nothing." No hindrance, therefore was placed in the way of Ziska's suit, and Nina might have been already accepted in the Windberg-gasse had Nina chosen to smile upon Ziska.

Now Ziska was told that the girl he loved was to marry a Jew because she was starving, and the tidings threw a new light upon him.

Why had he not offered assistance to Nina?
It was not surprising that Nina should be so hard to him--to him who had as yet offered her nothing in her poverty but a few cold compliments.
"She shall have bread enough, if that is what she wants," said Ziska.
"Bread and kindness," said the old man.
"She shall have kindness too, uncle Josef.

I love Nina better than any Jew in Prague can love her." "Why should not a Jew love?
I believe the man loves her well.