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 circumstances, and will be ready to pay me if I produce my documents to prove my demands are just.” After he had recovered from the fatigues of his journey, he made some enquiries concerning the circumstances of some of his debtors, before he went to call on them. “How is it with Peter Martens?” he asked his companions at table, “is he still living, and does he thrive?”

“Peter Martens is a wealthy man,” replied one of the company, “and drives a flourishing trade.”

“Is Fabian of Plurs in good circumstances?”

“Oh, he scarcely knows how to employ his immense capital; he is one of the council, and his woollen manfactures give him ample profits.”

“Is Jonathan Prishkur also in a thriving way?”

“He would be now worth a plum, if the emperor Maximilian had not allowed the French to steal his bride. Jonathan had orders to furnish the lace for her marriage clothes, but the emperor has broke his bargain