That was what he said, butwell, five thousand Daler was five thousand Daler, and no little sum; if his brother were anything but a lousy Indian savage, he ought to give back half.

" Isak understood but little of the whole thing, but two hundred Daler was at any rate another miracle, and an unreasonable sum.

" Isak had the ten Daler for that yearit was the money he had got for his loads of wood, and for the cheeses Inger had laid by.