"There are some bargains yet to come that will interest you all.

Since we have the ponies on the spot let us begin to run them off.

It will teach you all how to bid quickly when you see wonderful bargains bought up under your noses!" The bidding, however, was lax at first.

A stable boy mounted one of the little animals, riding about at reckless pace.
"Now, start the bidding!" After five minutes talking an opening bid of five dollars for the pony had been made and this had been advanced to seven.
With all the zeal at his command the auctioneer drove the bidding along.

It reached fourteen dollars, and there stopped.