I was worth twice the price he was selling me at, he said; in fact, if trade had been good he would not have parted with me under three times that price.

It was a relief to think the repeater could not overhear this, or he would have sneered in a way to extinguish me altogether.

As it was, no other watch was by, so that I was not very much embarrassed.
After turning me over, and feeling my pulse, and listening to the beating of my heart, and taking off my coat and waistcoat to inspect my muscle, my master's customer at last laid me down on the counter and pronounced the sentences with which I have begun my story.
"Then I'll take it," he said, and pulled out his purse.

"Stop a bit, though!" exclaimed he; "I'd better have a chain too, my little chap will think more of that than the watch.

Let me see some silver chains, will you ?" So my master went and fetched a tray containing a large number of tempting-looking chains.
While he was gone my new owner took me up again in his hand and turned me over and put me to his ear; then as he laid me down again he smiled to himself and murmured.
"Bless his little heart! how proud he'll be!" I was quite taken aback.