"That is neither here nor there. You knew that the interest must be paid, drought or no drought, crop or no crop."
"I cannot argue with you further, since you refuse to consider circumstances over which I have had no control. You refuse to grant me any delay?"
"I do."
"Since I have not the money to pay you, will you tell me what you require?"
"How many cows do you keep?"
"Three."
"You can give me one of these, and I will consider it an equivalent for the thirty dollars."
"Do you require this?" asked the farmer, uneasily.
"Yes; unless you have some other satisfactory arrangement to propose."
"I am afraid I have nothing else which you would regard as satisfactory. The loss of a cow will diminish my income. Instead of three, I ought to have four or five. I shouldn't like to be reduced to two."