I know I offered you five thousand, but I was buyin' then and now I am buyin' and sellin'.

Anyway, I guess it's about even, an' we'll save you a lot of trouble an' time an' money.

An' so, if you really want a western farm, you might just as well have mine.

I did not think to sell.

Of course I knew I must sell in the long run, but couldn't just see my place in anybody else's hands.