o be under an obligation, if such you will
consider it, than to do that which is wrong; and that it is a very false
pride which would blush to accept a favour, and yet not blush to do what
it ought to be ashamed of. Promise me, Mr Newland, that upon any
reverse or exigence, you will apply to me."

"I candidly acknowledge to your lordship, that I would rather be under
an obligation to anyone but you; and I trust you will clearly appreciate
my feelings. I have taken the liberty of refunding the one thousand
pounds you were so kind as to place at my disposal as a loan. At the
same time I will promise, that, if at any time I should require your
assistance, I will again request leave to become your debtor." I rose
again to depart.

"Farewell, Newland; when I thought you had behaved ill, and I offered to
better you, you only demanded my good opinion; you have it, and have it
so firmly, that it will not easily be shaken." His lordship then shook
hands with me, and I took my leave.

On my return I found Emmanuel, the money-lender, who had accompanied
Timothy, fancying that I was in want of more assistance, and but too
willing to give it. His surprise was very great when I told him that I
wished to repay the money I had borrowed.

"Vell, dis is very strange! I have lent my monish a tousand times, and
never once they did offer it me back. Vell, I will take it, sar."

"But how much must I give you, Mr Emmanuel, for the ten days' loan?"

"How moch--vy you remember, you vill give de bond money--de fifteen
hundred."

"What! five hundred pounds interest for ten days, Mr Emmanuel; no, no,
that's rather too bad. I will, if you please, pay you back eleven
hundred pounds, and that I think is very handsome."

"I don't want my monish, my good sar. I lend you one tousand pounds, on
de condition that you pay me fifteen hundred when you come into your
properties, which will be in very short time. You send for me, and tell
me you vish to pay back de monish directly; I never refuse monish--if
you wish to pay, I will take, but I will not take von farding less dan
de monish on de bond."

"Very well, Mr Emmanuel, just as you please; I offer you your money
back, in presence of my servant, and one hundred pounds for the loan of
it for ten days. Refuse it if you choose, but I earnestly recommend you
to take it."

"I will not have de monish, sar; dis is de child's play," replied the
Jew. "I must have my fifteen hundred--all in