. .
Benham admitted under the pressure of urgent tones and gestures that
these names did undoubtedly include the cream of humanity, but was
it not true that the Jews did press a little financially upon the
inferior peoples whose lands they honoured in their exile?
The man with the black beard took up the challenge bravely.
"They are merciful creditors," he said. "And it is their genius to
possess and control. What better stewards could you find for the
wealth of nations than the Jews? And for the honours? That always
had been the role of the Jews--stewardship. Since the days of
Joseph in Egypt. . . ."
Then in a lower voice he went on to speak of the deficiencies of the
Gentile population. He wished to be just and generous but the truth
was the truth. The Christian Russians loved drink and laziness;
they had no sense of property; were it not for unjust laws even now
the Jews would possess all the land of South Russia. . . .
Benham listened with a kind of fascination. "But," he said.
It was so. And with a confidence that aroused a protest or so from
the onlookers, the Jewish apologist suddenly rose up, opened a safe
close beside the fire and produced an armful of documents.
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