"No, you didn't. But if you are dissatisfied with your bargain, I will take her off your hands."
"You! I want the money I paid."
"You shall have it. Come to the shop after the race, and you may throw up the trade."
"Will Captain Shivernock pay you back the money?" sneered Laud.
"I'll take care of that, if you want to give her up," added Donald, warmly.
"Never mind that now. Can't you persuade Nellie to sail with me?" continued Laud, more gently. "If you will, I will give you a five-dollar bill."
Donald would have given double that sum rather than have had her go with him, and she would have given ten times the amount to avoid doing so.
"I can't persuade her, for I don't think it is best for her to go," replied Donald.
"No matter what you think. You are a good fellow, Don John: do this for me—won't you? It would be a great favor, and I shall never forget it."
"Why do you want her to go with you?" demanded Donald, rather petulantly. "A yacht in a race is no place for ladies. I can find some fellows on board here who will be glad to go with you."