human
Ben, I have some money--I did not spend all the Gold-Beater gave me as my last dot. I've got the money we pried from the old captain who was going to drown us, and I have saved my wages, but the heck of it is to get some kind of power. No one will pay much for the boat. How about selling that barrel? The last offer was something like seven hundred dollars, wasn't it?
gpt
Perhaps I had forgotten to tell you, Hiram, that I have had some favorable news about that barrel of steel-filings, said I, at the same time giving him a gentle nudge.
human
But as soon as I can get in touch with the right market I expect to get a much better offer. I don't want to sell that just now, but I, too, have saved a little money we can use if necessary.