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He was sent in to announce the grand arrival, and when Madame Zamenoy entered the sitting-room Nina was there to meet her. "Child," she said, "I have come to see your father." "Father is in bed, but you can come in," said Nina. "Of course I can go in," said Madame Zamenoy, "but before I go in let me know this. Has he heard of the disgrace which you purpose to bring upon him?"
But he had not been asked to sit, and he therefore stood holding his hat in his hand during the ten minutes that Ziska was away. At last young Zamenoy returned, and, opening the door, signified to the Jew that his father would see him at once if he would enter.
Nina also was standing close by her father's head, with her hand upon her father's pillow. Balatka groaned, but made no immediate answer. "It is terrible, horrible, abominable, and damnable," said Madame Zamenoy, bringing out one epithet after the other with renewed energy. Balatka groaned again. What could he say in reply to such an address?
Madame Zamenoy had offered to take her niece to the prosperous house in the Windberg-gasse when the old house in the Kleinseite had become poor and desolate; and though this generous offer had been most fatuously declined most wickedly declined, as aunt Sophie used to declare nevertheless other favours had been vouchsafed; and other favours had been accepted, with sore injury to Nina's pride.
But still it was a remedy, and therefore she listened. "If nothing else can be done, we could perhaps put him against it," said Lotta Luxa. Madame Zamenoy on that occasion said but little more, but she agreed with her servant that it would be better to resort to any means than to submit to the degradation of an alliance with the Jew.
I will marry her to-morrow or, for that matter, to-day if she will have me." "You! Ziska Zamenoy!" "I, Ziska Zamenoy." "And what would your mother say?" "Both father and mother will consent. There need be no hindrance if Nina will agree. I did not know that you were so badly off. I did not indeed, or I would have come to you myself and seen to it."
Tell me that at once, Josef, that I may know. Has she your sanction for for for this accursed abomination?" Then there was silence in the room for a few moments. "You can at any rate answer a plain question, Josef," continued Madame Zamenoy. "Has Nina your leave to betroth herself to the Jew, Trendellsohn?" "No, I have not got his leave," said Nina.
"I do not know why I should tell him my cousin's secrets." "Tell him, I say. It is well that he should know." "Nina has them, as I believe," said Ziska, still hesitating. "Nina has them!" said Trendellsohn. "Yes; Nina Balatka," said Madame Zamenoy. "We tell you, to the best of our knowledge at least. At any rate, they are not here."
What can he get by marrying Nina a penniless girl, with a pauper for a father? The Trendellsohns have squeezed that sponge dry already." This was a new light to Madame Zamenoy, and one that was not altogether unpleasant to her eyes. That her niece should have promised herself to a Jew was dreadful, and that her niece should be afterwards jilted by the Jew was a poor remedy.
But Nina was no longer obedient, and Madame Zamenoy was compelled to go herself to her brother-in-law, unless she was disposed to leave the Balatkas absolutely to their fate. Let her do what she would, Nina must be her niece, and therefore she would yet make a struggle.
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