"Yes."
"Can it be done?"
"Oh, yes," said the printer confidently. "When I say done, done it is."
"That's your sort. How many pages?"
"Two. The second number four."
"What do you ask for the whole of the front page in the first four numbers? I've a mind to advertise."
The proposal staggered the printer, but he did not show it; the woman pricked up her ears.
"A hundred pounds," replied the printer, amazed at his own boldness.
The visitor nodded, as if a hundred pounds for an advertisement were an every-day occurrence with him.
"With the option," he said, "of the next four numbers at the same price."