Paul the Peddler (Illustrated)
Author | : Horatio Alger |
Publisher | : BookRix |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2014-04-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783736802933 |
ISBN-13 | : 3736802935 |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Download or read book Paul the Peddler (Illustrated) written by Horatio Alger and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pawnbroker saw that he had made a mistake. Paul was not as much in need of money as the majority of his customers. He would rather pay twenty dollars than lose the bargain, though it went against the grain to pay so much money. But after pronouncing the stone an imitation, how could he rise much above the offer he had already made? He resolved to approach it gradually. Surveying it more closely, he said: "It is an excellent imitation. I will give you five dollars." Paul was not without natural shrewdness, and this sudden advance convinced him that it was, after all, a real stone. He determined to get twenty dollars or carry the ring home.