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I must have been blessed with an unfailing memory; over fifty years have passed since that, my first trip from home, yet I remember it vividly can recall conversations between my father and the sellers as they haggled over the cattle. I remember the money, gold and silver, with which to pay for the steers, was carried by my father in ordinary saddle-bags thrown across his saddle.
Didst thou not think, I should slay thee, for thinking of her even in a dream? But my life were worth little, if I haggled with its saviour over its price. And Táráwalí is thine, to do with as thou wilt. For I have only one life, whereas queens can be found in all directions, and I can very easily replace her, whenever I choose.
Frank's lip twitched, and he cast down his eyes, ashamed to betray any lingering feeling on that subject. "The boys cut them off in my sleep, sir." "The rogues!" exclaimed the captain. "And what did you do?" Frank lifted his eyes with a smile. "I partly finished them myself they had haggled them so; and the next day I found a man to cut my hair nicely."
If I had only guessed but I have never known a girl like her; she had the truth out of me with a spring." "The truth that you and I had never " "Had never never in all these years! Oh, she knew why she measured us both in a flash. She didn't suspect me of having haggled with you her words pelted me like hail. 'He just took what he wanted sifted and sorted you to suit his taste.
To-morrow there would be discovery. I offered him a thousand pounds to say nothing. He haggled. Oh! the ghastly business! Eventually I suggested that he should come up to London with me by the first train in the morning and discuss the money. I was dreading lest someone should come along the avenue and see me. He agreed. I think I drank a bottle of whisky that night. It kept me alive.
Alan at once held a pistol in his face. "Put that thing up!" said the captain. "Have I not passed my word, sir? or do ye seek to affront me?" "Captain," says Alan, "I doubt your word is a breakable. Last night ye haggled and argle-bargled like an apple-wife; and then passed me your word, and gave me your hand to back it; and ye ken very well what was the upshot. Be damned to your word!" says he.
I believe he would have sold his own mother, if he could have got a good bid, and would have haggled with the purchaser whether the price was to include the clothes she stood in." "A thoroughly honourable, straightforward gentleman," I suggested ironically. "I can imagine a lady such as you describe Queen Inez to have been being peculiarly unfitted to deal with such a man!"
"Prints, lithographs, mezzo-tints, engravings, paintings, it made no difference. And all of the same person. He had hundreds, I guess, and every one of them was of General Wayne." Ashton-Kirk leaned back in his chair with a faint breath of triumph. "When a portrait of General Wayne was offered him," continued Brolatsky, "he never haggled over it.
Distance of place, like distance of time, makes trifles valuable. What I propose, then, is that you should pay me for the articles which I may send you from India, not in money, but in books. As to the amount I make no stipulations. You know that I have never haggled about such matters.
"I have been there twice with Webb since, and shall go oftener when the roads are better," she replied, simply. "That's right, Amy; follow up a thing," said Mr. Clifford. "It's better to help one family than to try to help a dozen. That was a good clean cut, Webb," he added, examining the stump. "I dislike to see a tree haggled down." "How strong you are, Webb!" said Amy.
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