"Come, though, you'd like to be. You've got your ambition, Philip, like other men."
"Respectable and respected—that 's my ambition, Mr. Mart."
Tinman simpered: "With your wealth!"
"Ay, I 'm rich—for a contented mind."
"I 'm pretty sure you 'll approve my new vintage," said Tinman. "It's direct from Oporto, my wine-merchant tells me, on his word."
"What's the price?"
"No, no, no. Try it first. It's rather a stiff price."
Van Diemen was partially reassured by the announcement. "What do you call a stiff price?"
"Well!—over thirty."
"Double that, and you may have a chance."