Should not be at all surprised if it was made by Gillow." "Gillow would though," said Jacobs, who owed him a turn.
Chorus of dealers.--"Haw! haw!" The auctioneer.--"I like to hear some people run a lot down; shows they are going to bid for it in earnest.

Well, name your own price.

Five pounds to begin ?" Now if nobody had spoken the auctioneer would have gone on, "Well, four pounds then--three, two, whatever you like," and at last obtained a bona fide offer of thirty shillings; but the moment he said "Five pounds to begin," the boy in black lifted up his childish treble and bid thus, "Five pound ten"-- "six pounds"-- "six pound ten"-- "seven pounds"-- "seven pound ten"-- "eight pounds"-- "eight pound ten"-- "nine pounds"-- "nine pound ten"-- "ten pounds!" without interruption, and indeed almost in a breath.
There was a momentary pause of amazement, and then an outburst of chaff.
"Nice little boy!" "Didn't he say his lesson well ?" "Favor us with your card, sir.

You are a gent as knows how to buy." "What did he stop for?
If it's worth ten, it is worth a hundred." "Bless the child!" said a female dealer, kindly, "what made you go on like that?
Why, there was no one bid against you! you'd have got it for two pounds--a rickety old thing." Young master began to whimper.

"Why, the gentleman said, 'Five pounds to BEGIN.' It was the chair poor grandpapa always sat in, and all the things are sold, and mamma said it would break her heart to lose it.