She sent me off with smiles; but I knew what they cost." "Courage to face a hard task is a great gift.

So you consider this trip to the Northwest your opportunity?
You must expect to sell a good deal of paint." Harding looked up with a sudden twinkle.
"I'll admit to you, ma'am, that I expect to sell very little.

The company will pay my commission on any orders I get at the settlements, but this is my venture, not theirs.

I'm going up into the wilds to look for a valuable raw material." "Ah!" said Mrs.Keith.

"I suspected something like this.