If it is under the five thousand, I will sell them to you at that sum." "I agree to that," the man said.

"But do not fear; if the two largest stones are without a flaw, they alone are worth five thousand." "Let us draw up the agreement, at once," Stanley said.
And, accordingly, the terms were drawn up, in Hindustani, and were signed by both parties.

The Parsee then went to a safe, unlocked it, and counted out the rupees, to the value of 150 pounds.

These he placed in a bag, and handed them to Stanley who, delighted at the sum that he had obtained for but a small portion of the gems, went to the quartermaster general's office.
"We have just finished your business," Colonel Adair said, as he entered.

"Major Moultrie, the paymaster, Colonel Watt, and myself have examined the horses.