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Lotta, as she uttered the terrible words, brought her face close to Souchey's, looking into his eyes with a fierce glare. Souchey shook his head sorrowfully, owning thereby that his knowledge in the matter of religion did not go to the point indicated by Lotta Luxa. "And wouldn't anything, then, be a good deed that would prevent that?" "It's the priests that should do it among them."
He gave a little start, barely suppressing a scream, and then perceived that the man was Anton Trendellsohn himself. Anton, hearing steps in the passage, had come out from the room on the ground-floor, and had seen Souchey before Souchey had seen him. "You have come from Josef Balatka's," said the Jew. "How is the old man?"
The weather, indeed, was as yet warm so warm that in the middle of the day the heat was matter of complaint to Josef Balatka; but in the evening he would become chill; and as there existed some small necessity for cooking, he would beg that he might thus enjoy the warmth of the kitchen. "Yes, we shall starve now," said Souchey, complacently. "There is not much doubt about our starving."
"Not a gulden, then, has Nina ever taken from the Jew nor the value of a gulden, as far as I can judge between them." "What matters that, Souchey? Is she not engaged to him as his wife? Can anything in the world be so dreadful? Don't you know she'll be damned for ever and ever?"
Among them they succeeded in cutting Souchey's ground from under him as far as any defence of Nina was concerned, and they succeeded also in solving his religious doubts. Poor Souchey was at last convinced that the best service he could tender to his mistress was to save her from marrying the Jew, let the means by which this was to be done be, almost, what they might.
"Not if it can be helped, Lotta." "It must be helped. You and I must help it, if no one else can do so." "That's easy said, Lotta." "We can do it, if we are minded that is, if you are minded. Only think what a thing it would be for her to be the wife of a Jew! Think of her soul, Souchey!" Souchey shuddered.
"A man has to look after himself in the world; but you were always easy-minded, Souchey." "I don't know about being so easy-minded. I know what would make me easy-minded enough." "You'll have to be servant to a Jew now." "No; I'll never be that." "I suppose he gives you something at odd times?" "Who? Trendellsohn? I never saw the colour of his money yet, and do not wish to see it."
But when they speak to me I must answer them. If father asks me whether there be aught between you and me, shall I not tell him then?" "It would be better to be silent for a while." "But shall I lie to him? I should not mind Souchey nor aunt Sophie much; but I never yet told a lie to father." "I do not tell you to lie." "Let me tell it all.
Then Nina rose from her seat, and stood up, and began to move slowly. Her limbs were stiff with cold, and at first she could hardly walk; but she did not feel that she would be unable to make the journey. Souchey came to her side, but she rejected his arm petulantly. "Do not let him come," she said to Rebecca. "I will do whatever you tell me; I will indeed."
"Will Souchey dare to speak of you like that?" asked the Jew. "Oh, yes; Souchey dares to say anything to father now. Besides, it is true. Why should not Souchey say it?" "But you have not spoken to Souchey; you have not told him?" "I! No indeed. I have spoken never a word to anyone about that only to you. How should I speak to another without your bidding?
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