“I cannot put it beyond ten talents; why, for that sum you might build a small palace.”
“I stand out for twelve.”
“Well, be it so, but not a sesterce more.”
“I cannot bear to part with my splendid work of art,” sighed Keraunus. “But I will take your offer, and give you my Apelles.”
“It is not that picture I am dealing for,” replied Gabinius. “It is of trifling value, and you may continue to enjoy the possession of it. It is another work of art in this room that I wish to have, and which has hitherto seemed to you scarcely worth notice. I have discovered it, and one of my rich customers has asked me to find him just such a thing.”
“I do not know what it is.”
“Does everything in this room belong to you?”
“Whom else should it belong to?”
“Then you may dispose of it as you please?”
“Undoubtedly.”