 | 1848 - 796 sayfa
...parley of hi» own making, said, "Come, Mr. Franklin, tell me what is the lowest you can take for it." " One dollar and a half." " A dollar and a half! why,...price, and went about his business, if he had any, and Franfcihi returned into the printing-office. ANECDOTE OF THE REV. THOMAS STANLEY. TUB lat« Rev. Thomas... | |
 | 1852 - 400 sayfa
...of his own making, said — " Come, Mr. Franklin, tell me what is the lowest you can take for it." "One dollar and a half." " A dollar and a half! Why, you offered it yourself for a dollar and quarter." " Yes, and I had better have taken that price then, than dollar and a half now." The lounger... | |
 | William Keddie - 1854 - 400 sayfa
...what is the lowest you can take for it?" " One dollar and a half." " A dollar and a half! Why, yon offered it yourself for a dollar and a quarter." "...went about his business — if he had any — and Frauklin returned into the printing-office. SALE OP ROXBURGH'S LIBRARY. Unlike most other species of... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - 1854 - 406 sayfa
...of his own making, said :— " Come, Mr. Franklin, tell what is the lowest you can take for it." " One dollar and a half." " A dollar and a half! Why,...taken that price then than a dollar and a half now." MARRIAGE OF THE SUN AND MOON.—HS ELLJDNWOOD. 1. DID you know that a wedding has happened on high!... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 sayfa
...concluded that Franklin was jesting, he said, " Come, now, tell me the lowest you can take for it." " One dollar and a half." "A dollar and a half ? Why, you offered it yourself for one dollar and a quarter ?" " Yes," answered Franklin, " and I had better have taken that price then,... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1861 - 304 sayfa
...concluding that Franklin was jesting, he said, " Come, now, tell me the lowest you can take for it." " One dollar and a half." " A dollar and a half ? Why, you offered it yourself for one dollar and a quarter." " Yes," answered Franklin, " and I had better have taken that price then,... | |
 | 1867 - 788 sayfa
...seemed surprised. "Come, Mr. Franklin," said he, "tell me what is the lowest you can take for it?" " One dollar and a half." " A dollar and a half! Why,...offered it yourself for a dollar and a quarter." "Yes, and I had better have taken that price then, than a dollar and a half now." The lounger paid down his... | |
 | Emil Otto - 1869 - 192 sayfa
...Franklin, tell me what is the lowest you can take for it?" — "A dollar and a half," was the reply. "A dollar and a half! Why, you offered it yourself...and a quarter." — "Yes," said Franklin, "and I had better10 have taken that price then, than a dollar and a half now." The lounger paid the price, and... | |
 | John Timbs - 1873 - 662 sayfa
...of his own making, said — "Come. Mr. Franklin, tell me what is the lowest you can take for it ?" " A dollar and a half ! Why, you offered it yourself...and a quarter." " Yes," said Franklin ; " and I had hetter have taken that price then, than a dollar and a half now." The lounger paid down the price,... | |
 | William Meynell Whittemore - 1874 - 512 sayfa
...the parley of his own making, said, " Come, Mr. Franklin, what is the lowest you can take for it ?" "One dollar and a half ?" "A dollar and a half ! Why,..."Yes," said Franklin, "and I had better have taken that than a dollar and a half now. " The lounger paid down the price and went about his business (if he... | |
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and I could better have afforded to have taken a dollar then, than to have been taken out of the office.' The lounger seemed surprised, and, wishing to end the parley of his own making, said, — " ' Come, Mr. Franklin, tell me what is the lowest you... 
