A gray-haired old gentleman looked around him fiercely.

The gentleman was seemingly opulent and Mr.Absolom withdrew with a sigh.

Mr.
Waddington eyed the prospective buyer sorrowfully.
"You are quite sure that you mean it, sir ?" he asked.

"The chest is not worth the money, you know." "You attend to your business and I'll attend to mine!" the old gentleman answered, savagely.

"Most improper behavior, I call it, trying to buy in your own goods in this bare-faced manner.