“I don’t think it was quite as much as that,” said George.
“I guess twenty-five cents will about pay me.”
“Twenty-five cents!” repeated George, all his meanness asserting itself. “I think that is a very high price!”
“Did you expect to get the boat for nothing?” asked the fisherman, surprised.
“Of course not. I wouldn’t be beholden to a fisherman,” George said haughtily.
“Indeed! How much did you calculate to pay?”
“I think twenty cents is enough.”
“Then the only difference between us is five cents?”
“Yes.”
“Then you can pay me twenty cents. I can live without the extra five cents.”