‘And then, when they find that you have bought it honestly, they will want to buy it of you.’
‘Of course.’
‘And you gave twenty marks for it?’
‘Twenty marks.’
‘And you think they will give you more for it, though I shall tell them just what it cost you at the Jew’s?’
‘Of course.’
‘You are not stupid, Wastei. You are not stupid at all. But I thought you imagined the coat would bring you luck. I wonder that you want to part with it!’
‘Do you? Is it not luck if I get more for it than it cost at the Jew’s?’ The man’s eyes twinkled as he spoke.
‘There is certainly something in what you say,’ answered Berbel. ‘I am not surprised that you got it so cheap. You understand a bargain, I see.’
‘And you will be glad, too, Frau Berbel, when you have to explain how the letter was found,’ said Wastei thoughtfully. ‘You will be glad to have the coat in your hands to show, and if they like, they can go to the Jew and he will tell them that I bought it only the other day.’