[The Titan by Theodore Dreiser]@TWC D-Link bookThe Titan CHAPTER XXX 9/19
"I'm very sorry.
It's plain to me that we can't do business as I had hoped.
I'm willing to pay you a reasonable sum; but what you ask is far too much--preposterous! Don't you think you'd better reconsider? We might move the tunnel even yet." "One million dollars," said Purdy. "It can't be done, Mr.Purdy.
It isn't worth it.
Why won't you be fair? Call it three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars cash, and my check to-night." "I wouldn't take five or six hundred thousand dollars if you were to offer it to me, Mr.Cowperwood, to-night or any other time.
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