"Five years."
"It ought to be pretty well known."
"Yes; it's got a good run of custom. If the right man takes hold of it, he'll make money. He can't help it."
"What do you think of it, Rufus?" asked George Black, turning to our hero. "Isn't it as I represented?"
"Yes," said Rufus. "I should think a good business might be done here."
"If I get hold of it, a good business shall be done here," said Black, emphatically. "But it all depends on you. Say the word, and we'll close the bargain now."
"All right!" said Rufus, promptly. "I'll say the word. We'll take the shop."