Landa, Gertrude · New York : Bloch Publishing Co. · leaf 97
So skilful, indeed, did he become in wheedlingthese favors from his friends and from thosewith whom he traded, that he devoted the majorportion of each day to feeding and left himselflittle time to attend to his business affairs. More-over, he grew unpleasantly fat. His face wasred and bloated with… … He sprang from his stool, spluttering and cursing. (Page no). ABI FRESSAHS FEAST 101 And so it came to pass that when Abi Fressahwas standing in the bazaar at the hour of themid-day meal and eagerly scanning the crowd todiscover some acquaintance whom he could induceto ask him to dinner, he saw Ben…
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