“More than satisfied.”
“I am glad of it. I have made the same for myself and so have nearly half made up the sum which I so foolishly squandered at the gaming-table.”
“I am glad for you, Mr. Watson.”
“How have you prospered at the mines?”
“I have had excellent luck.”
“I don’t believe you bring home as much money as I have made for you here.”
“Don’t bet on that, Mr. Watson, for you would lose.”
“You don’t mean to say that you have made a thousand dollars?” exclaimed Watson, surprised.
“I have made five thousand dollars within a hundred or two.”
“Is it possible?” ejaculated Watson. “You beat everything for luck, Joe.”