ABSTRACT

IlPecorone473 sandducatsofferstopayahundredthousand,butthewickedJew won'ttakethem.Allthebestmeninthecityhaveappealedto him,buttonopurpose'.'Thismatter,'saidthelawyer,'iseasyto settle.''Ifyouwilltakethetroubletosettleit,'repliedthehost,'so astosavethegoodman'slife,youwillwintheesteemandloveof themostvirtuousyoungmanwhowaseverborn,andofallthebest meninthiscountry.'