I noticed no more than this on my first visit, owing to the fact that I was very much overawed and greatly concerned about the price which he would charge me, not knowing what rate he might wish to exact, and being desirous of coming away at least unabashed by his magnificence and independence.
"What's it for?" he asked, when I suggested a drawing.
I informed him.
"You say you want it for a double-page center?"
"Yes."
"Well, I'll do it for three hundred dollars."
I was taken considerably aback, as I had not contemplated paying more than one hundred.
"I get that from all the magazines," he added, seeing my hesitation, "wherever a supplement is intended."
"I don't think I could pay more than one hundred," I said, after a few moments' consideration.
"You couldn't?" he said, sharply, as if about to reprove me.