Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: https://books.google.com/books?id=emlLN6DE1I (Harvard University) 2. This book was also published as "Aaron the Jew. A Novel," in London by Hutchinson & Co. in 1895. A Fair Jewess BY B. L. FARJEON, _Author of "The Last Tenant" Etc_. NEW YORK: THE F. M. LUPTON PUBLISHING COMPANY. Copyright, 1894, by THE CASSELL PUBLISHING CO. _All rights reserved_. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. The Poor Doctor II. Dr. Spenlove's Visitor III. Dr. Spenlove Undertakes a Delicate Mission IV. "One More Unfortunate" V. "Come! We Will End It" VI. The Friend in Need VII. The Result of Dr. Spenlove's Mission VIII. What was Put in the Iron Box IX. Mr. Moss Plays his Part X. The Vision in the Churchyard XI. Mr. Whimpole Introduces Himself XII. The Course of the Seasons XIII. Aaron Cohen Preaches a Sermon on Large Noses XIV. A Proclamation of War XV. The Battle is Fought and Won XVI. Joy and Sorrow XVII. Divine Consolation XVIII. In the New House XIX. The Doctor Speaks Plainly to Aaron Cohen XX. A Momentous Night XXI. The Temptation XXII. The Living and the Dead XXIII. Plucked from the Jaws of Death XXIV. The Curtain Falls XXV. After Many Years XXVI. The Foundation of Aaron's Fortune XXVII. The Farewell XXVIII. Revisits Gosport XXIX. What Shall be Done to the Man whom the King Delighteth to Honor? XXX. The Honorable Percy Storndale XXXI. The Spirit of the Dead Past XXXII. Before All, Duty XXXIII. A Cheerful Doctor XXXIV. Ruth's Secret XXXV. The Honorable Percy Storndale Makes an Appeal XXXVI. A Duty Performed XXXVII. The Mother's Appeal XXXVIII. A Mother's Joy XXXIX. A Panic in the City XL. "Can you Forgive me?" XLI. A Poisoned Arrow XLII. Retribution A FAIR JEWESS. CHAPTER I. THE POOR DOCTOR. On a bright, snowy night in December, some years ago, Dr. Spenlove, having been employed all the afternoon and evening in paying farewell visits to his patients, walked briskly toward his home through the narrowest and most squalid thoroughfares in Portsmouth. The animation of his movements may be set down to the severity of the weather, and not to any inward cheerfulness of spirits, for as he passed familiar landmarks he looked at them with a certain regret which men devoid of sentiment would have pronounced an indication of a weak nature. In this opinion, however, they would have been wrong, for Dr. Spenlove's intended departure early the following morning from a field which had strong claims upon his sympathies was dictated by a law of inexorable necessity. He was a practitioner of considerable skill, and he had conscientiously striven to achieve a reputation in some measure commensurate with his abilities.