 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1856 - 590 sivua
...I, 'I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' 'No,' says he, 'I cannot give so much; I cannot give more than three shillings and...several other dealers, but they all sung the same song,—three and sixpence,—three and sixpence. This made it clear to me, that my suspicion was right;... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1859 - 794 sivua
...Hans' says I, '1 hope you have agreed to give more than 4s. a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.' I then spolce to several other dealers, but they all sung the same song,— three and sixpence, three and... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1860 - 754 sivua
...Ham,1 says I, ' I hope you have agreed to give more than 4*. a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and...other dealers, but they all sung the same song,— -time and sixpence, three and sixpence. This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right; and that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 sivua
..." I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound." " No," says he, " I cannot give so much ; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence." I then Bpoke to several other dealers, but they all sunjf the same song, three and sixpence, three and sixpence.... | |
 | Paul Guesdon - 1867 - 352 sivua
...î hope you have agrced to give more than four shillings a pound ? " " No," said he, " I cannot give so much ; I cannot give more than three shillings...sixpence." I then spoke to several other dealers, but they ail sang the same song — " three and sixpence — three and sixpence." This made it ctoar to me that... | |
 | World, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1870 - 822 sivua
...more than four shillings a pound." " No," says he, " I cannot give you so much ; I cannot give you more than three shillings and sixpence." I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung three and sixpence. This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right, and that, whatever they pretended... | |
 | 1875 - 806 sivua
...spoke to several more, but they all sang the same song — three and six, three and six, three and six. This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right, and that whatever they said they met for, the real business was to learn how to cheat the Indians in the price... | |
 | Clement Zwingli Weiser - 1876 - 476 sivua
...Hans,' says I, ' I hope you have agreed to give more than 4s. a pound.' 'No,' says he, 'I cannot give so much ; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.' I then spoke to several other dealera, but they all sung the same song, — three and sixpence, three and sixpence. This made it... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1880 - 800 sivua
...Hans,1 says I, 'I hope you have agreeil 10 give more than 4». a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' J cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and...and sixpence, three and sixpence. This made it clear tu me that my suspicion was right; and that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good Mings,... | |
 | 1880 - 592 sivua
...him a still smaller sum, and the old Indian trader ended his long account of the matter by saying : " I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all...clear to me that my suspicion was right, and that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn ' good things," the real purpose was to consult how to... | |
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I cannot give so much; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.' I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, three and sixpence, three and sixpence. 
