Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London


"But a paying trick," Mrs. Mortimer interrupted, her eyes dancing
and vivacious behind the glasses.


"Yes, and no," Billy said stubbornly, speaking in his slow,
deliberate fashion. "If every farmer was to mix flowers an'
vegetables, then every farmer would get double the market price,
an' then there wouldn't be any double market price. Everything'd
be as it was before."


"You are opposing a theory to a fact," Mrs. Mortimer stated. "The
fact is that all the farmers do not do it. The fact is that I do
receive double the price. You can't get away from that."

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