The gentleman and lady talked together, in a low tone, for a little while. Then the former said —
“We have two children, and think about having them taken. Including our own portraits we would want four. If we give you the order, what would you charge for the whole?”
“How old are the children?”
“Young. The eldest is but five.”
“You would want the children full length, I presume.”
“Why, yes. We would prefer that, if it didn’t cost too much. What is your price for a full length of a child?”
“Seventy-five dollars.”
“That would make the four pictures cost two hundred and fifty dollars.”
The lady shook her head.
“Could you not take the four for two hundred dollars?”