Fortunately there are paper, pen, and an ink horn on that shelf.

Ben Soloman brought them the last time he came, to write down the lies he wanted me to testify to.

I am greatly obliged to you, and will do it at once." As he had, only the day before he was attacked, sent off a messenger to Count Piper, telling him all he had done the previous week, there was no occasion to repeat this, and he had only to give an account of his capture, and the events that had since occurred.
"You see," he said, "I cannot return to Warsaw.

The Jew who was here unfortunately heard that it was in a struggle with me Ben Soloman was killed, and he will, of course, denounce me as his murderer, though the deed was done in fair fight.

I should have all his tribe against me, and might be imprisoned for months awaiting trial.