He could not bring himself to say a word to her of direct encouragement, but he kissed her before she went, telling her that she was a good girl, and bidding her have no care as to the house in the Kleinseite.

As long as he lived, and her father, her father should not be disturbed.

And as for deeds, he declared, with something of a grim smile on his old visage, that though a Jew had always a hard fight to get his own from a Christian, the hard fighting did generally prevail at last.

"We shall get them, Nina, when they have put us to such trouble and expense as their laws may be able to devise.

Anton knows that as well as I do." At the door of the house Nina found the old man's grand-daughter waiting for her.