The time, judgment, and skill of an optical expert is required.

To-day, unfortunately, that is not cheap.

The laborer is worthy of his hire, however, I suppose"-- he waved a soft, full, white hand--"and forty thousand is little enough.

It would be a great honor if the University could have the largest, most serviceable, and most perfect lens in the world.

It would reflect great credit, I take it, on the men who would make this possible." Cowperwood liked the man's artistically educational air; obviously here was a personage of ability, brains, emotion, and scientific enthusiasm.
It was splendid to him to see any strong man in earnest, for himself or others.
"And forty thousand will do this ?" he asked.
"Yes, sir.