On the whole, he was well pleased with the arrangement made, and smiled to himself as he went along to Loebel Pinkus.
This Loebel Pinkus was a householder who kept a spirit-shop on the ground floor; but one thing was certain, no mere spirit-shop could have enriched him as this did.

However, he bore a good character.

The police willingly took a glass at his counter, for which he always declined payment.

He paid his taxes regularly, and passed, indeed, for a friend of the executive.

On the first floor he kept a lodging-house for bearded and beardless Jews.