Hast thou aught to say in the matter ?" "I have heard men speak of Signor Giacomo as paying dearest for their favors." "Gesu Maria! my son and heir! Dost thou not deceive me, man, to gratify thine own displeasure against the Hebrews ?" "I have no other malice against the race, Signore, than the wholesome disrelish of a Christian.

Thus much I hope may be permitted to a believer, but beyond that, in reason, I carry hatred to no man.

It is well known that your heir is disposing freely of his hopes, and at prices that lower expectations might command." "This is a weighty concern! The boy must be speedily admonished of the consequences, and care must be had for his future discretion.

The Hebrew shall be punished, and as a solemn warning to the whole tribe, the debt confiscated to the benefit of the borrower.

With such an example before their eyes, the knaves will be less ready with their sequins.