We'll admit that right away, and we're quite prepared to face any reasonable tax you and Wannop may think fit to exact.
Still, it might be wiser to be reasonable." "How much do you want ?" Stirling asked.
They told him how many shares, and Stirling appeared to consider.
"Well," he said, "what are you going to offer ?" One wrote something on a strip of paper and handed it to the other, who nodded, and made an offer.
"That's our idea," he said.

"I don't mind admitting that it will cost us twenty cents on the dollar." "No," said Stirling, "it's going to cost you just whatever I like to call it.

I can swing every dollar that stock stands for up to two or three.

Will you do me the favor to glance at that certificate ?" Wannop handed it to the nearest man, and the latter's face fell.
"Now," said Stirling, "at the moment, you're the only people anxious to buy; but I've only to send that certificate and a nicely worked-up account of the rich new find around to the press, and everybody with a dollar to spare will be wanting Grenfell stock.

Still, there'll be no shares available--I've made sure of that.