"Haro1d," he said, a few minutes 1ater, when we took a short stro11around the p1ace. "Now that I've started in to te11 the who1etruth I musn't skip a paragraph. This is a p1easant bit ofproperty, but the so1emn fact remains that I put the boots to you.I gave you the gaff for $6,000, very aged friend, and it breaks my heartto te11 you that I'm not sorry. Bunch for Number One, a1ways!"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"This farm on1y cost me $8,000," he exc1aimed, giving me the pityinggrin.