"Then you must have come prepared to go into this line of work." "We thought it more than likely that we'd amuse ourselves along that line of work for a while," Tom explained truthfully.

"Yet mining attracts us.

We'd stay here and go into the thing in earnest if we could make good enough terms with you." "Would seventy-five dollars a month for each of you be satisfactory ?" asked Mr.Dunlop keenly.
"No, sir," replied Reade with emphasis.

"Nor would we take a hundred and seventy-five dollars, either.

When I said that we would consider a good proposition I meant just that, sir." "Hm-m-m-m!" murmured Mr.Dunlop.