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Updated: June 18, 2025
Tower's drawing-room. There were several tables surrounded with people of various American and foreign types playing bridge. The whole atmosphere was that of Mammon; one might have fancied oneself in the halls of a Florentine money-changer. At the same table with Carshaw were Mrs. Tower, another society dame, and Senator Meiklejohn, who ought to have been making laws at Washington.
To Orion's amazement he greeted him with great amiability, and he, remembering Amru's warning, responded, though not without an effort, to his hated foe's civility. When Obada passed the stall a second and a third time, Orion felt that he was watching him; however, it was quite possible that the Vekeel might also have business with the money-changer and be waiting only for the conclusion of his.
Not because he does not want to see you cheated between you and the money-changer he is neutral but because he can no more keep out of a money deal than can a fly pass a sugar-bowl. The men on the outskirts of the crowd ask: "What does he offer?" The lucky ones in the front-row seats call back: "A hundred and eighteen drachmas." The rear ranks shout with indignation. "It is robbery!"
On a brass plate upon the door of this establishment there appeared the name of Jacob Nowell, silversmith and money-changer. Gilbert Fenton stared in amazement at this inscription. It must needs be some relative of Marian's he was about to see. He opened the door, bewildered a little by this discovery, and a shrill bell gave notice of his entrance to those within.
'Hole, thou mansion! woe ne'er enter thee; * Nor be thine owner e'er misused of Fate Excellent mansion to all guests art thou, * When other mansions to the guest are strait. The young lady dismounted and entered the house, bidding me sit down on the bench at the gate, till the money-changer should arrive.
Early next morning, Yansen went to the Exchange, and kept an anxious watch for many hours in vain; he was returning hopeless, when he saw the identical youth coming out of the door of a Jew money-changer; he brushed hastily past him, exclaiming, "The unconscionable scoundrel! seventy per cent, for bills on the best house in England!" Yansen approached him.
For a consideration, the Jewish money-changer lends the pilgrim one hundred dollars long enough for him to swear himself through, and then receives it back before the ship sails out of the harbor! Spain is the only nation the Moors fear.
She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the thief took the money-bag and made off with it to his companions to whom he told what had passed. Said they, "By Allah, thou hast played a clever trick! ''tis not every one could do it; but, presently the money-changer will come out of the privy; and missing the bag of money, he will beat the slave-girl and torture her with grievous torture.
Externally, the house was still provincial; but internally everything revealed the purveyor of the Directory and the bad taste of the money-changer, for instance, columns in stucco, glass doors, Greek mouldings, meaningless outlines, all styles conglomerated, magnificence out of place and out of season.
In one respect I confess we are similar to them; we are fond of getting money. I do not like this last author, this Abarbenel, the worse for having been a money-changer. I am a banker myself, as thou knowest.’ And would there were many like him, amidst the money-changers of princes!
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