Hewouldmakeanysacrificebeforeitcametothat。
HedeterminedinpartingwithBellinghamtomakethesacrificewhichhehadoftenestinhismind，becauseitwasthehardest，andtosellhisnewhouse。
Thatwouldcausetheleastcomment。Mostpeoplewouldsimplythinkthathehadgotasplendidoffer，andwithhisusualluckhadmadeaverygoodthingofit；
otherswhoknewalittlemoreabouthimwouldsaythathewashaulinginhishorns，buttheycouldnotblamehim；
agreatmanyothermenweredoingthesameinthosehardtimes——theshrewdestandsafestmen：itmightevenhaveagoodeffect。HewentstraightfromBellingham’sofficetothereal—estatebrokerinwhosehandshemeanttoputhishouse，forhewasnotthesortofmantoshilly—shallywhenhehadoncemadeuphismind。