"Yes, sir, the very latest—and very tasty," answered the clerk who was waiting on him.
"I wish two, one for the lady and one for—ahem!—myself."
"Yes, sir—quite the style now for a gentleman to have a ring. Want them engraved, of course."
"Yes. Here is a paper with the sizes and what is to be engraved upon each. How much will they be with the engraving?"
"Six dollars each, sir."
"Six dollars! Don't you make a reduction on taking two?" asked Crabtree, who was a good deal of a miser.
"We can throw off a dollar on the pair," answered the clerk, after consulting the proprietor of the shop.
"I didn't expect to pay over ten dollars."
"We can give you this style for ten dollars."
"No, I want the latest—to please the lady."
"Humph!" muttered Dick. "You'll never please Mrs. Stanhope with any ring."
"Eleven dollars is the lowest we can take."
"And when will the rings be ready for me?"
"Day after to-morrow. We might do them quicker, but we have a great deal of engraving ahead."
"Day after to-morrow will do, for I do not wish them until next week," answered Josiah
