ButIthoughtyouwantedtobeintown。Onebitofadvice:fixyourdistrict,thenfixyourprice,andthendon\'tbudge。That\'showI
gotbothDucieStreetandOniton。Isaidtomyself,\'Imeantobeexactlyhere,\'andIwas,andOniton\'saplaceinathousand。“
“ButIdobudge。Gentlemenseemtomesmerizehouses——cowthemwithaneye,anduptheycome,trembling。Ladiescan\'t。It\'sthehousesthataremesmerizingme。I\'venocontroloverthesaucythings。Housesarealive。No?“
“I\'moutofmydepth,“hesaid,andadded:“Didn\'tyoutalkratherlikethattoyourofficeboy?“
“DidI?——ImeanIdid,moreorless。Italkthesamewaytoeveryone——ortryto。“