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The first is vacant. Would you like it? What with my lady's eyes, and what with the suddenness of this proposed gift, I was much confused. 'I am sorry it is not the larger presentation, said my lady, rather coldly; 'though I will not, Mr. Silverman, pay you the bad compliment of supposing that YOU are, because that would be mercenary, and mercenary I am persuaded you are not.
Leo Merzbacher, first Rabbi, 1845-56, and to his successors, Dr. Gustav Gottheil, 1873-1903. The present Rabbi is the Rev. Joseph Silverman. Back from the Avenue, on the west side, between Forty-third and Forty-fourth Streets, there once stood the Coloured Orphan Asylum. It was a square four-story building, occupying almost the entire block, and there was a garden in front extending to the road.
This, if you please, is the simple creature whom any one could overreach in a bargain! This, if you please, is Mr. Silverman! Not of this world; not he! He has too much simplicity for this world's cunning. He has too much singleness of purpose to be a match for this world's double-dealing. What did he give you for it? 'For what? And who?
"Your Highness," said the Grand Chew Chew with a deep salaam, "is as old as I. In other words, you are in the ripe and glorious eighty-fifth year of your Majesty's illustrious and useful age." "Eighty five!" gasped the Scarecrow, staring in dismay at the gray, wrinkled face of the old Silverman. "Now see here, Chew Chew, are you sure of that?" "Quite sure, Immortal and Honored Master!"
Emma Silverman laughed till the tears streamed down her face.... During the four days she remained in Laurel her lectures were crowded. Walking up the hill one day, I overtook Professor Wilton, under whom I had studied botany, and whom I liked, knowing he was sincere and had spoken the incredible though absolute truth. "That woman, that anarchist friend of yours, Gregory, is a coarse woman!"
I once accidentally overheard our greatest don say, to my boundless joy, 'That he heard it reported of Silverman that his gift of quiet explanation, his patience, his amiable temper, and his conscientiousness made him the best of coaches. May my 'gift of quiet explanation' come more seasonably and powerfully to my aid in this present explanation than I think it will!
I feel it in my straw," whispered the Scarecrow as he finished trying the last case. At that very minute, the Grand Chew Chew arose and held up his hand for silence. Everybody paused in their way to the exits and looked with surprise at the old Silverman.
"It has retired to the caves at the end of the Island," quavered the Grand Chew Chew. "I thought as much," said the Scarecrow. "But never mind, there are quite a lot of us." "Us!" spluttered a tall Silverman indignantly. "We are not common soldiers." "No, very uncommon ones, but you have hard heads and long nails, and I dare say will manage somehow. Come on, let's go. Chew, you may take the lead."
'Not much, I would fain hope, after you shall have prepared yourself, and considered a little. 'Prepared myself; and considered a little! You appear to have prepared YOURSELF but indifferently, anyhow, Mr. Silverman. This mighty scornfully, as I experienced my usual embarrassment under her stare.
If I did not feel quite convinced that I am not blinded by a mother's partiality; unless I was absolutely sure that when you know her, Mr. Silverman, you will esteem it a high and unusual privilege to direct her studies, I should introduce a mercenary element into this conversation, and ask you on what terms I entreated my lady to go no further.
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