The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lock and Key Library by Julian Hawthorne, Ed.: knew you had that box which belonged to her--I will give you what
you like for that box. Name your price at once, and I pay you on
the spot."
"Why, when you came out, you said you had not six-pence in your
pocket."
"Bah! give you anything you like--fifty--a hundred--a tausend
pound."
"Come, come," said I, "the gold of the box may be worth nine
guineas, and the facon we will put at six more."
"One tausend guineas!" he screeched. "One tausend and fifty pound
dere!" and he sank back in his chair--no, by the way, on his bench,
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