I was desperate .-- Money was no longer of any consequence.

I said, "Sirrah, I will give you a hundred dollars to jump off this pyramid head first.

If you do not like the terms, name your bet.

I scorn to stand on expenses now.

I will stay right here and risk money on you as long as Dan has got a cent." I was in a fair way to win, now, for it was a dazzling opportunity for an Arab.