 | Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...be the fubject of their meeting. So when they came out I accofted rny merchant. ' Well, Hans/ fays I, * I hope you have agreed to give more than four ' Shillings a pound.' ' No' fays he, * I cannot give fo much, I. cannot give more than three (hillings and fix-pence.'' I then... | |
 | James Anderson - Agriculture - 1800 - 632 pages
...should break up. I thought too, that the man had mentioned something of beaver; and I suspected it might be the subject of their meeting. So, when they came out, I accosted my merchant. " Well, Hans," says I, " I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound." " No," says he, " I cannot... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...too that the man had' mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the subject of Iheir meeting. So when they came out, I accosted my merchant....hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a-pound. No, said he, I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...break up. I thought too, that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected that it might be the subject of their meeting. So when they came out, I accosted my merchant. " Well, Hans, (says I,) I hope you have agreed to give more-than fourshillings a pound ?'• " No, (says be,) 'I... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...break up. I thought too, that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it niight be the subject of their meeting. So when they came out I accosted my merchant. Well, Hans, says I, 1 hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound? No, says he, I cannot give... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...should break up. I thought too, that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the subject of their meeting. So when they came out I accosted my merchant. Well, Hans, says I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound? No, says he, I cannot give... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...should break up. I thought too that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the subject of their meeting. So when they came out I accosted my merchant. ' Well Hang," says I, ' I hope you agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' < No," says he, ' I cannot... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1809 - 466 pages
...should break up. I thought too, that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the subject of their meeting. So when they came out I accosted my merchant. Well, Hans, says I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound ? No, says he, I cannot give... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...should breakup. I- thought too that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the subject of their meeting. So when they came out, I accosted iny merchani. 'Wei! T-Ians,' says f, ' I hope you have agreed to give more thftn four shillings a pound.'... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...should break up. I thought too that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the subject of their meeting, so when they came out I accosted my merchant. ' Well Hans,' says I, « I hope you agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' I cannot... | |
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I imagined he was angry at seeing me there ; so I went out, sat down near the house, struck fire, and lit my pipe, waiting till the meeting should break up. I thought too, that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the... 
