“And would you be prepared to give possession immediately?”
“Immediately,” he responded.
I began to feel enthusiasm. By the look on my wife's face I could tell that she was enthused, too.
“If we come to terms,” I said, “and everything proves satisfactory, I suppose you could arrange to have the deed made out at once?”
“The deed?” he said blankly. “You mean the lease?”
“The lease?” I said blankly. “You mean the deed?”
“The deed?” he said blankly. “You mean the lease?”
“The lease, indeed,” said my wife. “You mean——”
I broke in here. Apparently we were all getting the habit.
“Let us be perfectly frank in this matter,” I said. “Let us dispense with these evasive and dilatory tactics. You want eighteen hundred dollars for this place, furnished?”