“Vell, vot you dinks of them?” asked the baker, after they had finished their survey.

“Where is the harness?” asked Matt.

“Here she vos, new two veeks ago, and here vos der vip, too.”

“And what is the lowest you can take for the rig?” asked Andrew. “We are willing to pay spot cash, but cannot afford a fancy figure.”

“I vos sold der whole dings for dree hundred dollar.”

At this announcement Matt’s face fell. Three hundred dollars! It was more than they had to spend for both turnout and stock.

“Three hundred dollars,” repeated Andrew Dilks. “If that’s the case, we can’t do business with you.”

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“Dot’s too pad. How much you gif, hey?”

“We will give you a hundred and seventy-five.”