"Don't finesse, you did."
"Very good, then; I admit it: what next?"
"Well, I will buy it, if you like."
"You?"
"Why not?"
"I will think about it."
"That is done; say yes or no, take it, or leave it; perhaps I may have altered my mind in five minutes, so decide."
The landlord gave the Canadian a searching glance. "I accept," he said.
"Good: but I will not give you four hundred piastres."
"How much?" the other said, crying off.