Hisexpressionchanged。Heknockedtheashesfromhiscigarandfrowned。
\"Isee，\"hesneered。\"Humph！Well，I’vetriedtomakeitplaintoyoufellowsdownherethatIcouldn’tbeheldup。IthoughtI’ddoneit，butevidentlyIhaven’t。Fivehundredisagoodpriceforthatland。Fivethousandisridiculous，butIgaveyoumyreasonsforbeingwillingtoberobbedthatmuch。That，however，isthelimit。I’llgiveyoufivethousand，butnotanothercent。Youcantakeitorgetout。\"
Thiswasbetter。WhenhetalkedlikethatIcouldanswerhimandenjoyit。
\"I’llgetoutveryshortly，\"Isaid。\"YouarenomoreanxioustohavethathappenthanIam。Idon’twantyourothercent。Idon’twantyourfivethousanddollars。I’llsellyouthelandononecondition——no，ontwo。Thefirstisthatyoupaymethirty—fivehundreddollarsforit。\"
\"WHAT？\"