I joined their circle, but did not spoil their entertainment.

They questioned me, and I told them the truth.

I asked them for peace, and offered them a price that I thought we were able to pay." "How high a price ?" asked Aaron.
"Sixteen oxen and twenty casks of plum brandy," was the matter-of-fact reply.
"If my arm were only long enough, wouldn't I box your ears!" exclaimed Aaron, by way of giving vent to his admiration.
"They wished to do something of the sort to me up yonder, too, when they heard my offer," returned the other.

"But then they reconsidered the matter, and at last came to see that it was a very fair proposal, and one that needed no lawyer or interpreter to make clear to them.

They all understood it, and finally declared themselves satisfied." "But where did you get the two horses for our brothers ?" "I bought them, and I gave a price, too, such as is paid only for the best English thoroughbreds; but half of the money was what I won from the sellers themselves last night." "So you have been playing cards with the Amorites, you godless man!" "They held me prisoner till morning, while they took counsel together what to do with me and my two brothers.