She can't help agreeing to my terms." This consideration made him hopeful, but for all that, he must wait, and waiting he found very tantalizing.
"Have you decided to accept my offer, Mr.Jackson ?" "Waal, I'll have to take a leetle time to consider.

How much did you say you'd give ?" "Forty thousand dollars." "I'd ought to have fifty." "Forty thousand dollars is a big sum of money." "And this farm is a perfect gold mine.

Shouldn't wonder if it would net a hundred thousand dollars." "There is no certainty of that, and the purchasers will have to take a big risk" "There isn't much risk.

Ask anybody in Centerville what he thinks of the Jackson farm." "Suppose I were ready to come to your terms--mind, I don't say I am--would you sign the papers to-day ?" Jackson looked perplexed.

He knew could not do it.
"What's your hurry ?" he said.
"The capitalists whom I represent are anxious to get to work as soon as possible.