“Yes; but it is because I wish to make sure that it is the one I am looking for.”
“Well, I don’t mind saying where it came from, for I am sure that the man who sold it to me owned it.”
“Is it from the house of a marquis?”
“Sí, Señor.”
“Of one who lives on the Calle del Sol?”
“Sí, Señor.”
“How much do you want for it?”
“Seventy dollars.”
“The devil! That’s a good deal.”
“It’s worth it. A man who knew about such things would give me a hundred dollars for it; perhaps more....”