March 30, 2009

Bargaining

(1952 June 24)

ME is selling out all household goods because the house has been sold to the city for site of new West Side School.... There are 5 volumes of Macauley's History of England, and I said, "How much?" thinking to get them for you. I said 50 cents when they said, "Make me a price." ME said - "Give them to her - give them to her - take them away!" Then when I gathered my things up (he had been drinking beer steadily and acted none too steady) when we were adding up what I got, he made out 50 cents a volume was what he thought. I waited a while and offered him $1.00 for the set and he said $2.00.... DE [his sister] was handling things, and she whispered to me to come back later and I could have them for a dollar all right.

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