Beers, "in the name of Mr.
Hiram Maxwell; the notes will be made out by him and endorsed by me. If
you will give a discount of six per cent, Mr. Maxwell will pay the
entire sum in cash within ten days; whichever proposition is accepted
by Mr. Hill will be satisfactory to Mr. Maxwell."
The show was over and the company began to disperse. Deacon Mason nodded
to Strout and turned his horse's head homeward. While Quincy and Hiram
were settling their business matters with the auctioneer, everybody had
left the Square with the exception of a few loungers about the platform
of the grocery store, and Strout and Abner, who stood near the big tree
in the centre of the Square, talking earnestly to each other.
The auctioneer, together with Quincy and Hiram, entered the store to
talk over business matters with Mr. Hill and his son. Mr. Hill argued
that Mr. Sawyer was good for any sum, and he would just as soon have the
notes; in fact, he would prefer to have them, rather than make any
discount.
This matter being adjusted, Mr. Hill treated the party to some of his
best cigars, which he kept under the counter in a private box, and when
Quincy and Hiram came out and took their seats in the team, they looked
about the Square and found that the Professor and his best friend were
not in sight.
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