No day-work for me.

I will pay you so many dollars for the job.

What do you say?
You can take it or leave it alone.

If you do it well, I may have some more work for you." He had no intention of being offensive; he was only talking what he would have called "business"; but his tone was such that Keith answered him with a flash in his eye, his breath coming a little more quickly.
"Very well; I will take it." Keith took the papers and went out.

Within a few minutes he had found his notes of the former survey and secured his assistants.