``Itisaswellasitis，’’saidthePalmer；``thecompany，evenofaJew，canhardlyspreadcontaminationthroughanoakenpartition。’’
Sosaying，heenteredthecabinallottedtohim，andtakingthetorchfromthedomestic’shand，thankedhim，andwishedhimgood-night。Havingshutthedoorofhiscell，heplacedthetorchinacandlestickmadeofwood，andlookedaroundhissleepingapartment，thefurnitureofwhichwasofthemostsimplekind。Itconsistedofarudewoodenstool，andstillruderhutchorbed-frame，stuffedwithcleanstraw，andaccommodatedwithtwoorthreesheepskinsbywayofbed-clothes。
ThePalmer，havingextinguishedhistorch，threwhimself，withouttakingoffanypartofhisclothes，onthisrudecouch，andslept，oratleastretainedhisrecumbentposture，tilltheearliestsunbeamsfoundtheirwaythroughthelittlegratedwindow，whichservedatoncetoadmitbothairandlighttohisuncomfortablecell。Hethenstartedup，andafterrepeatinghismatins，andadjustinghisdress，heleftit，andenteredthatofIsaactheJew，liftingthelatchasgentlyashecould。
TheinmatewaslyingintroubledslumberuponacouchsimilartothatonwhichthePalmerhimselfhadpassedthenight。SuchpartsofhisdressastheJewhadlaidasideontheprecedingevening，weredisposedcarefullyaroundhisperson，asiftopreventthehazardoftheirbeingcarriedoffduringhisslumbers。Therewasatroubleonhisbrowamountingalmosttoagony。Hishandsandarmsmovedconvulsively，asifstrugglingwiththenightmare；andbesidesseveralejaculationsinHebrew，thefollowingweredistinctlyheardintheNorman-English，ormixedlanguageofthecountry：
``ForthesakeoftheGodofAbraham，spareanunhappyoldman！Iampoor，Iampenniless——shouldyourironswrenchmylimbsasunder，I