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Chapter 5

           ButtheAbbothad,atthismoment,engagedhiminamostinterestingdiscussiononthebreedandcharacterofhisfavouritehounds,whichhewouldnothaveinterruptedformattersofmuchgreaterimportancethanthatofaJewgoingtobedsupperless.WhileIsaacthusstoodanoutcastinthepresentsociety,likehispeopleamongthenations,lookinginvainforwelcomeorrestingplace,thepilgrimwhosatbythechimneytookcompassionuponhim,andresignedhisseat,sayingbriefly,"Oldman,mygarmentsaredried,myhungerisappeased,thouartbothwetandfasting."Sosaying,hegatheredtogether,andbroughttoaflame,thedecayingbrandswhichlayscatteredontheamplehearth;tookfromthelargerboardamessofpottageandseethedkid,placedituponthesmalltableatwhichhehadhimselfsupped,and,withoutwaitingtheJew’sthanks,wenttotheothersideofthehall;whetherfromunwillingnesstoholdmoreclosecommunicationwiththeobjectofhisbenevolence,orfromawishtodrawneartotheupperendofthetable,seemeduncertain.

           Hadtherebeenpaintersinthosedayscapabletoexecutesuchasubject,theJew,ashebenthiswitheredform,andexpandedhischilledandtremblinghandsoverthefire,wouldhaveformednobademblematicalpersonificationoftheWinterseason.Havingdispelledthecold,heturnedeagerlytothesmokingmesswhichwasplacedbeforehim,andatewithahasteandanapparentrelish,thatseemedtobetokenlongabstinencefromfood.

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