On one point, indeed, he appeared unwilling to comply.

I required not only to see the clothes I was offered, but also to know how they came into his possession.

On this subject he equivocated; I, therefore, suspected there must be something wrong.

I reflected what it could be, and judged that the goods had been stolen, or that they had been the apparel of persons who had died of some contagious distemper.

The Jew showed me a chest, from which he said I might choose whatever suited me best.