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Updated: June 7, 2025
On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka. In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
During all this time Balatka remained silent; and at last, after very much more scolding, in which Madame Zamenoy urged again and again the terrible threat of eternal punishment, she prepared herself for going. "Lotta Luxa," she said, " where is Lotta Luxa?" She opened the door, and found Lotta Luxa seated demurely by the window.
Josef Balatka and his daughter were very, very poor; but, poor as they were, they lived in a large house, which, at least nominally, belonged to old Balatka himself, and which had been his residence in the days of his better fortunes.
"And there's our Ziska would take her to-morrow in spite of the Jew." "Would he now?" "That he would, without anything but what she stands up in. And he'd behave very handsome to anyone that would help him." "He'd be the first of his name that ever did, then. I have known the time when old Balatka there, poor as he is now, would give a florin when Karil Zamenoy begrudged six kreutzers."
You are mistaken if you think that in such a matter as this a girl like you can do just as she pleases." Then she turned again upon the poor man in bed. "Josef Balatka, I am ashamed of you. I am indeed I am ashamed of you." "Aunt Sophie," said Nina, "now that you are here, you can say what you please to me; but you might as well spare father." "I will not spare him.
He declared in his paper that Nina Balatka was by me, showing I think more sagacity than good nature. I ought not, however, to complain of him, as of all the critics of my work he has been the most observant, and generally the most eulogistic. Nina Balatka never rose sufficiently high in reputation to make its detection a matter of any importance.
There was a note for five florins, and two or three for two florins, and perhaps half-a-dozen for a florin each, so that the total amount offered was sufficient to be of real importance to one so poor as Josef Balatka.
If it were here it would be in safe keeping for my brother-in-law, and only to him could it be given." "But will you not say whether it is in your hands? You know well that Josef Balatka is ill, and cannot attend to such matters." "And who has made him ill, and what has made him ill?" said Madame Zamenoy. "Ill! of course he is ill.
"Of course you would take his part against a Christian," he said. "I take no one's part against anyone," said she, "except so far as right is concerned. If we take a Jew's money, I think we should give him the thing which he purchases." "Who is keeping him from it?" said Balatka, angrily. "Well I suppose it is my uncle," replied Nina. "Why cannot you let me be at peace then?"
But will you abandon this mad thought if I tell you where it is?" "No; certainly not." "What a fool the man is!" said Madame Zamenoy. "He comes to us for what he calls his property because he wants to marry the girl, and she is deceiving him all the while. Go to Nina Balatka, Trendellsohn, and she will tell you who has the document. She will tell you where it is, if it suits her to do so."
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