He cannot close that Lane until I sell it, and I shall not sell." She regarded me thoughtfully, her chin upon her hand.
"It would be odd if he should not, after all," she said.

"He prides himself on having his own way.

It would be strange if he should be beaten down here, after winning so often in New York.

Your mother told me something of your feeling in the matter, Mr.Paine.Father has offered you a good price for the land, hasn't he ?" "He has offered me a dozen times what it is worth." "Yes.

He does not count money when he has set his heart upon anything.
And you refused ?" "Yes." "But Nellie Dean says the town also wished to buy and you refused its offer, too." "Yes." "You don't seem to care for money, either, Mr.Paine.Are all Cape Cod people so unmercenary?
Or is it that you all have money enough--.