[Israel Potter by Herman Melville]@TWC D-Link bookIsrael Potter CHAPTER VII 14/20
Now go directly, and pay the boot-black.
Stop, have you the exact change ready? Don't be taking out all your money in the open street." "Doctor," said Israel, "I am not so simple." "But you knocked over the box." "That, Doctor, was bravery." "Bravery in a poor cause, is the height of simplicity, my friend .-- Count out your change.
It must be French coin, not English, that you are to pay the man with .-- Ah, that will do--those three coins will be enough. Put them in a pocket separate from your other cash.
Now go, and hasten to the bridge." "Shall I stop to take a meal anywhere, Doctor, as I return? I saw several cookshops as I came hither." "Cafes and restaurants, they are called here, my honest friend.
Tell me, are you the possessor of a liberal fortune ?" "Not very liberal," said Israel. "I thought as much.
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