At five thousand an hour, that makes a hundred and thirty thousand dollars.

I paid Ersten a hundred thousand.

Grand total: two hundred and thirty thousand." "I don't understand your figures," protested Lofty.
"It's a private code," laughed the leaseholder, "but that's the price." "I won't pay it," threatened the young merchant.
"Build your tunnel then," returned Johnny--but pleasantly, nevertheless.

"Don't let's be nervous, Lofty.

I might ask you a lot more, but that's the exact amount the system I'm playing calls for.