"'What'll you take?'
"'What'll you give?'
"'What'll you take?'
"Twenty-five minutes were taken up in the repetition of this question, for neither wished to commit himself.
"'Have you had any offers for it yet?' asked Captain Jones at last.
"'Wa'al, no; can't say that I have.'
"'I'll give as much as any body.'
"'How much?'
"'What'll you take?'
"'What'll you give?'