\"Iunderstand，\"hesaid。\"Ihaveheardaboutyou，Mr。Paine。
This，however，isadifferentmatter。Wearenothogs，Mr。Paine，butbusinessmen。Ifourplansgothrough，Denborowillbegratefultousandtoyou。\"
\"IFtheygothrough？Ithoughtyouwerecertainoftheirgoingthrough。\"
\"Certainly，certainly。Thereis，ofcourse，an’if’inallhumanplans，butourparticular’if’isasmallone。Ihopeyouwillnameyourfigurenow，atonce。Don’tbeafraid。Wearedisposedtobeliberal。And，understand，thisisentirelyacashtransaction。Youshallhavethemoneyinonehandasyousignthecontractwiththeother。Ha！ha！Whatisthepricetobe？\"
ButIwouldnotnameaprice。IseemedtofeelasunreasonablyreluctanttoclosewiththeBayShoreDevelopmentCompanyasIhadbeenwithCaptainJedorColton。