``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

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