'I've just come from Australia,' he said.

'I promised a young friend of mine out there to sell these stamps for him in London, and as I was passing this way I caught sight of your shop.

Will you buy 'em, and how much will you give for 'em ?'" "Prompt," muttered Spargo.
"He seemed to me the sort of man who doesn't waste words," agreed Mr.
Criedir.

"Well, there was no doubt about the stamps, nor about their great value.

But I had to explain to him that I was retiring from business that very day, and did not wish to enter into even a single deal, and that, therefore, I couldn't do anything.