and very rare. Ah, here is Mr. Kling! I have amused
myself, sir, in looking over part of your stock. You
seem to have undervalued these cups and saucers.
They are very rare, and if you had a full set of them
they would be almost priceless. This is old Spode,"
he continued, pointing to the cipher on the bottom of
each cup.

"Vell, I didn't tink dot ven I bought it."

There was no greeting, no reference to their having
met before. One might have supposed that their last
talk had been uninterrupted.

"It vas all in a lump, and der vas a soup tureen in
de lot--I don't know vot I did vid it. I tink dat's
up-stairs. Mike, you go up and ask my little girl
Masie if she can find dot big tureen vich I bought
from old Mrs. Blobbs who keeps dot old-clothes place
on Second Avenue. And you vas sure about dis
china?"

"Very sure."

"How do you know?"

"From the mark."

"Vot's it vorth?"