Besides, he hadn't a brass farthing; no one was paying him now-a-days; they were eating his coat off his back; a poor shopkeeper like him couldn't advance money.
Különben, neki most nincs egy garasa se; senki se fizet neki; ha gyapja volna a hátán, azt is lenyirnák róla; egy olyan szegény boltos, mint ő, nem adhat nagy kölcsönöket...