They，fortheirpart，coldlyabstainedfromexhibitingasignoffeelingabouthim，good，bad，orindifferent。
Itwasthemanwiththefairhairandlittlecurlyflaxenbeardwhospoke：\"Howdoyoudo！IunderstandthatwecanbuyeightthousandfivehundredRubberConsolsfromyouat\'twenty-three。\'\"
\"No——twenty-five，\"repliedThorpe。
Thedarkmanspoke：\"Thejobbers\'priceistwenty-three。\"
\"Tocarryover——yes，\"Thorpeanswered。\"Buttobuyitistwenty-five。\"