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I will, if you please, pay you back eleven hundred pounds, and that I think is very handsome." "I don't want my monish, my good sar. I lend you one tousand pounds, on de condition that you pay me fifteen hundred when you come into your properties, which will be in very short time.
Vanslyperken read it over. It was an acknowledgment for the sum of fifty guineas, but not specifying for what service. He did not much like to sign it, but how could he refuse? Besides, as the Jew said, it was only to prove that the money was paid; nevertheless, he objected. "Vy vill you not sign? I must not lose my monish, and I shall lose it if you do not sign.
"It will be to promise to pay me my monish and only fifteen per shent, when you come into your own." "That will not do," replied I; "I have pledged my solemn word of honour, that I will not borrow money on interest." "And you have given de pledge, but you did not swear upon de book?"
The Jew left the room, and soon returned with a small yellow bag, which he put into Vanslyperken's hand, and a large packet carefully sealed. "Dis vas of the hutmost importance," said old man, giving him the packet. "You will find your monish all right, and now vas please just put your name here, for I vas responsible for all de account;" and the Jew laid down a receipt for Vanslyperken to sign.
Oh diplomacy! oh times of Capucine and Jesuit fathers and of Abbes! We, the children of the eighteenth century, we recall you to life. I do not suppose that the whole diplomatic activity of his Eminence is worth the postage of his correspondence. But Uncle Sam is generous, and pays him well. So it is with Thurlow Weed, who tries to be economical, is unsuccessful, and cries for more monish.
"Well, Emmanuel, what do you want with me?" said I, looking with contempt at the miserable creature who entered as before, with his body bent double, and his hand lying over his back. "I vash a little out of breath, Mr Newland I vash come to say dat de monish is very scarce dat I vill accept your offer, and vill take de hundred pounds and my tousand which I have lent you.
Mishter Newland, you vash a gentleman, you vill pay me my monish. You vill pay me part of my monish. I have de agreement in my pocket, all ready to give up." "If I have not the money, how can I pay you?" "Fader Abraham, if you have not de monish you must have some monish; den you will pay me a part. How much vill you pay me?" "Will you take five hundred pounds, and return the agreement?"
"Yes, but you refused to take it, so it is not my fault. You must now stick to the first, which is to receive fifteen hundred pounds when I come into my fortune." "Your fortune, but you av no fortune." "I am afraid not; and recollect, Mr Emmanuel, that I never told you that I had." "Vill you pay me my monish, Mr Newland, or vill you go to prison?"
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