“You can see I already have the majority of authors represented in your famous set,” said she. “If it were not so, I believe I would give you an order.”
“You certainly have a nice collection of books here,” was our hero’s comment. “That set of Scott must have cost a good bit of money.”
“A hundred and twenty dollars.”
“I see you have some books here that are quite rare.”
“Yes, I like some old books better than the new ones.”
“I have a few old books to sell,” went on Frank, thinking of the list he had made out earlier in the day.
“Indeed? What books are they?”
The young book agent got out the list, and read off the names of the volumes, with the authors, bindings, and dates of publication.
“What will you take for that volume of Dante you just mentioned?” asked Mrs. Carsdale.
“I haven’t set a price on it. I’d like you to make an offer.”