“Did you sell it?”
“No, mother.”
“Why not?” asked Jimmy. “Twenty-five dollars is a lot of money.”
“I know it,” said Paul; “but the ring is worth a great deal more.”
“What makes you think so, Paul?”
“Because the offer was made by a pawnbroker, who never pays quarter what an article is worth. I am sure the ring is worth a hundred dollars.”
“Yes, I am sure it is worth all that.”
“A hundred dollars!” repeated Jimmy, awestruck at the magnitude of the sum.
“What shall we do about it, Paul?” asked his mother. “A hundred dollars will do us more good than the ring.”
“I know that, mother. What I propose is, to carry it to Ball & Black's, or Tiffany's, and sell it for whatever they say it is worth. They are first-class houses, and we can depend upon fair treatment.”