At one of the cabinet ware-rooms was a very neat, well-made set of chairs, for which five dollars and a half were asked, but which the dealer, seeing that he was beyond our mark, offered for five dollars.

They were cheap at that price.
But Mr.Smith could not see that they were a whit better than the set of chairs just mentioned as offered for four dollars; and which he was satisfied could be bought for three and a half.

So I went with him to look at them.

They proved to be showy enough, if that were any recommendation, but had a common look in my eyes.

They were not to be compared with the set we had just been examining.
"Now, are they not very beautiful, Jane ?" said my husband.