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           "ButI’llpayyouafairprice."

           "Howmuchwillyoupayme?"

           "Howmuchdoyouwant?"

           Mr.Purdyscratchedafox-likeear."Onemilliondollars."

           "Onemilliondollars!"exclaimedCowperwood."Don’tyouthinkthat’salittlesteep,Mr.Purdy?"

           "No,"repliedPurdy,sagely."It’snotanymorethanit’sworth."

           Cowperwoodsighed.

           "I’msorry,"hereplied,meditatively,"butthisisreallytoomuch.Wouldn’tyoutakethreehundredthousanddollarsincashnowandconsiderthisthingclosed?"

           "Onemillion,"repliedPurdy,lookingsternlyattheceiling."Verywell,Mr.Purdy,"repliedCowperwood."I’mverysorry.It’splaintomethatwecan’tdobusinessasIhadhoped.I’mwillingtopayyouareasonablesum;butwhatyouaskisfartoomuchpreposterous!Don’tyouthinkyou’dbetterreconsider?Wemightmovethetunnelevenyet."

           "Onemilliondollars,"saidPurdy.

           "Itcan’tbedone,Mr.Purdy.Itisn’tworthit.Whywon’tyoubefair?Callitthreehundredandtwenty-fivethousanddollarscash,andmycheckto-night."

           "Iwouldn’ttakefiveorsixhundredthousanddollarsifyouweretoofferittome,Mr.Cowperwood,to-nightoranyothertime.Iknowmyrights."

           "Verywell,then,"repliedCowperwood,"that’sallIcansay.Ifyouwon’tsell,youwon’tsell.

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