"Seventy-five thousand, if a cent."
"And how much of a loan would you want?"
"Twenty-five thousand—"
"Whew!"
"What's the matter?"
"That is steep. I have never gone over ten thousand into the best of them."
"But I tell ye this is the best of the bunch. You will say so when ye see it, and you won't hesitate a minnit to fork et over, either."
"I must see it first of all. In a day or two—"
"Can't wait. I am in a fever. You must come with me to-day—right now!"
"Impossible; I can't—"