"That man has mints of money." "My money, burn his grandfather," said Ben Aboo.
Thus, on every side Israel had fallen in the world's reckoning.

When he lifted his hand from off that plough wherewith he had done the devil's work, he had made many enemies, and such as he had before he had made more powerful.

People who had showed him lip-service when he was thought to be rich did not conceal the joy they had that he was brought down so near to be a beggar.

Upstarts, who owed their promotion to his intercession, found in his charities an easy handle given them to be insolent, for, by carrying to Katrina their secret messages of his mercy to the people, they brought things at length to such a pass between him and the Kaid that Ben Aboo openly upbraided Israel for his weakness, not once or twice but many times.
"And pray what is this I hear of your fine charities, master Israel ?" said Ben Aboo.

"Ah, do not look surprised.