[The Monikins by J. Fenimore Cooper]@TWC D-Link bookThe Monikins CHAPTER XXII 9/15
Opinions are harticles that help to sell each other; and a ship of the tonnage of yours might stow enough, provided they were properly assorted, to carry all before them for the season." Expressing a wish to see the packages, we were immediately led into an adjoining warehouse, where, sure enough, there were goodly lots of the manufactures in question.
I passed along the shelves, reading the inscriptions of the different packages.
Pointing to several bundles that had "Opinions on Free Trade" written on their labels, I asked the brigadier what he thought of that article. "Why, they would have done better, a year or two since, when we were settling a new tariff; but I should think there would be less demand for them now." "You are quite right, sir," added the broker; "we did send large invoices of them to Leaplow formerly, and they were all eagerly bought up, the moment they arrived.
A great many were dyed over again, and sold as of 'ome manufacture.
Most of these harticles are now shipped for Leapup, with whom we have negotiations that give them a certain value." "'Opinions on Democracy, and on the Policy of Governments in General': I should think these would be of no use in Leaplow ?" "Why, sir, they goes pretty much hover the whole world.
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