"Ah, was it so? 'Tis a pity, but no doubt you'll find one to suit you."
"Aye, no doubt. There's a man I knows here who is well knowledged in boats."
"I'm not sayin' I wouldn't take seventy, mind you," said the fisherman.
"Would you, now? Sixty-five is our limit, ain't it, nevvy?"
"We wouldn't go above sixty-five," agreed Dare.
"Cash, I think you said?" put in the fisherman.
"Cash," repeated Ben and Dare in chorus.
"Then if you're agreeable, we'll make a bargain."
Delighted more than he could say by this opportune offer, Ben stated his willingness and the two immediately put their heads together.
"You can take her over right now," said the fisherman, "if you likes to pay a extry five dollars fer the cookin' gear and stove. The dory, of course, goes with her."