What had caused the change?
"Don't you abuse them, Mr. Grayson--these pawn-brokers," he said
in his slow, measured way. "If every man was a Turk we could take
his word, but when they are Jews and Christians and such other
unreliable people, of course they want something for their ducats.
It's the same old pound of flesh. Very respectable firm this, Mr.
Arthur Breen & Co.--VERY respectable people. I used to press off
the elder gentleman's coat--he had only two--one of them I made
myself when he first came to New York--but he has forgotten all
about it now," and the little tailor purred softly.
"If you had pressed out his morals, Isaac, it would have helped
some."
"They didn't need it. He was a very quiet young man and very
polite; not so fat, or so red or so rich, as he is now. I saw him
the other day in our bank. You see," and he winked slyly at Jack,
"these grand people must borrow sometimes, like the rest of us;
but he never remembers me any more." Isaac paused for a moment as
if the reminiscence had recalled some amusing incident.
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