Quotation from: The Little Lady of the Big House

Written by: Jack London


"You couldn't buy it for a thousand dollars," Professor Carey
rejoined, thinking he had settled the matter.


"I know what your salary is--" Dick began.


"What is it?" Professor Carey demanded sharply.


"It's not a thousand a week," Dick retorted as sharply. "It's not five
hundred a week, nor two-fifty a week--" He held up his hand to stall
off interruption. "You've just told me I couldn't buy a week of your
time for a thousand dollars. I'm not going to. But I am going to buy
that week for two thousand. Heavens!--I've only got so many years to
live--"

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