"I could do with, say, sixty crowns."
"Good Lord, how modest you are," remarked Borg, and turned to Levin.
"Yes, it is very little," said the latter. "Take as much as you can get Falk while the purse is open."
"I'd rather not! Sixty crowns is all I want, and I can't afford to take up a bigger loan. But how is it to be paid back?"
"Twelve crowns every sixth month, twenty-four crowns per annum, in two instalments," said Levin promptly and firmly.
"Those are easy terms," replied Falk. "Where do you get money on those terms?"
"From the Wheelwrights' Bank. Give me paper and a pen, Levin!"
Quick as lightning Levin produced a promissory note, a pen, and a pocket inkstand. The note had already been filled up by the others. When Falk saw the figure eight hundred he hesitated for a moment.
"Eight hundred crowns?" he asked.
"You can have more if you are not satisfied."