"And he can too," Kovner declared with emphasis, but Flugel shook his head.
"No, he can't, Kovner," he said; "or, anyway, he ain't going to, because you are going to stay in that house."
"With the rotten plumbing it's got?" Kovner cried. "Not by a whole lot I ain't."
"The plumbing could be fixed and the painting also," Flugel retorted.
"By Glaubmann?" Kovner asked.
"No, sir," Flugel replied; "by me, with a hundred dollars cash to boot. I would even give you an order on my plumber he should fix up the plumbing and on my house painter he should fix up the painting, Kovner; aber you got to stick it out that you are under lease for the rest of the year."
"And when do I get the work done?" Kovner demanded.
"To-day," Flugel announced—"this afternoon if you want it."
"But hold on there a minute!" Elkan protested. "If I am going to take that house I don't want no painting done there till I am good and ready."
Flugel smiled loftily at Elkan.