'I must go, too,' said Henry. 'May I ask, Mr. Snyder, what are your terms for arranging publication?'
'Ten per cent.,' said Mr. Snyder succinctly. 'On gross receipts. Generally, to unknown men, I charge a preliminary fee, but, of course, with you——'
'Ten per cent.?' Henry inquired.
'Ten per cent.,' repeated Mr. Snyder.
'Does that mean—ten per cent.?' Henry demanded, dazed.
Mr. Snyder nodded.
'But do you mean to say,' said the author of Love in Babylon impressively, 'that if a book of mine makes a profit of ten thousand pounds, you'll take a thousand pounds just for getting it published?'
'It comes to that,' Mr. Snyder admitted.
'Oh!' cried Henry, aghast, astounded. 'A thousand pounds!'
And he kept saying: 'A thousand pounds! A thousand pounds!'