[Godolphin Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton]@TWC D-Link bookGodolphin Complete CHAPTER XIX 16/17
There entered a little, smirking, neat-dressed man, prim as a lawyer or a house-agent. "Ah, Glosson, is that you ?" said Saville, with something like animation: "sit down, my good sir,--sit down.
Well! well! (rubbing his bands); what news? what news ?" "Why, Mr.Saville, I think we may get the land from old ----.
He has the right of the job.
I have been with him all this morning.
He asks six thousand pounds for it. "The unconscionable dog! He got it from the crown for two." "Ah, very true,--very true: but you don't see, sir,--you don't see, that it is well worth nine.
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