“Well, how did you get on?” said she.
“I believe you will kill me,” said he. “I lost the five pounds again.”
“Well,” said she, “unless there was venture in you, you would not have lost them. If you got five pounds more, I think you would not lose them.”
“I would not,” said he.
She gave him five pounds more. He went. He bought the five pounds’ worth of hardware. He came home. He went pedlaring. He was doing well till he sold everything. He doubled his money. He came home then. She met him.
“You have made your way home,” said she.
“I have made,” said he.
“How did you get on?” said she.
“Very well,” said he. “I have doubled my money.”