As the Jew, stunned by the request, afraid to refuse, and unwilling to comply, fumbled in the furred bag which hung by his girdle, and was perhaps endeavouring to ascertain how few coins might pass for a handful, the Prince stooped from his jennet and settled Isaac's doubts by snatching the pouch itself from his side; and flinging to Wamba a couple of the gold pieces which it contained, he pursued his career round the lists, leaving the Jew to the derision of those around him, and himself receiving as much applause from the spectators as if he had done some honest and honourable action.
Ekkor a herceg lehajolt paripájáról, és úgy vetett véget Izsák töprengésének, hogy letépte övéről a prémmel szegett zsákocskát. A benne levő aranyakból néhányat odavetett Wambának, azután továbbnyargalt a bajvívó tér körül, sorsára bízva a zsidót, aki martaléka lett a körülötte állók gúnyos kacagásának.