“Mr。Dodd，Iscarcebelieveyoucanbeseriousinthisoffer。”hereplied。“Haveyouforgottenthecircumstancesofthecase？
Doyouknowthesepeoplearethemagnatesofthesection？
Theywerespokenofto-nightinthesaloon；theirwealthmustamounttomanymillionsofdollarsinrealestatealone；theirhouseisoneofthesightsofthelocality，andyouoffermeabribeofafewhundred！”
“Iofferyounobribe，Mr。Bellairs，Igiveyoualms。”Ireturned。
“Iwilldonothingtoforwardyouinyourhatefulbusiness；yetI