in his minds eye flashed rapid images of what might be : he saw himself guided down a dingy street ; entering through a dim doorway , he saw a hawk-eyed woman , unwashed , cheapening a hungry girls last bit of finery ; or in some other quarter he saw a young jew talkative and familiar , willing to show his acquaintance with gentlemens tastes , and not fastidious about any business and so on , through his brief experience of this kind .