'You want to sell it?'
'To him as 'll buy, yes.'
'First, what's your price?'
'Sixty pound cash down. I've lived in that house myself, and can warrant it.'
'I'll give you that money for it, if the house and the neighbourhood and the cave suit me,' said Jackman.
'You want the cave too!' said the man, with an ugly expressive grin.
'I buy the house because I may require the cave.'
'Well,' said the man after a little reflection, 'ye shall have the cave in. First class of their sort they are; but they never would ha' been included if ye hadn't offered for the house outright, nor would I ha' been willin' to let the house on any terms.'
'So I had gathered, and was prepared for. Ask no questions,' said the captain, 'and I'll ask none. When can I view the property?'