‘Twelve hundred and fifty dollars.’
‘One thousand two hundred and fifty dollars! All right; but more! more! more!’
‘And fifty.’
‘And fifty—and fifty—and fifty for Joseph—not the Hebrew.’
‘Thirteen hundred.’
‘Thirteen hundred—a bad number, gentlemen—don’t let him rest at thirteen hundred.’
‘And fifty.’
‘Thirteen hundred and fifty is said to be a lucky number in lotteries. I don’t know as it is true, but I do know that thirteen hundred and fifty dollars will not buy Joseph.’
‘Fourteen hundred.’
‘Well, no ticket of any lottery will cost that much; but Joseph must bring more. Fourteen hundred dollars!’