"I
sell everythings cheap--everythings!"
"Ask how much the dishes are," whispered Nan to Billy. But he shook his
head, and looked around the shop. He looked everywhere but at the window
where the dishes were.
"Any sailboats?" asked Billy, as if that was all he had come in to
inquire about.
"Sailboats?" cried the man. "Sailboats?"
"Yes, toy sailboats."
"No, I haven't got any of them, but I got a nice football. Here I show
you!"
"I don't want a football. You can't play football when the snow is on
the ground!" exclaimed Bert, as the man started toward some shelves on
the other side of the room.
"I want a doll," whispered Flossie. "Just a little doll."
"A doll!" exclaimed the man. "Sure I gots a fine lot of dolls. See!"
Quickly he held out a large one with very blue eyes and hair just like
Flossie's.
"Only a dollar seventy-five," he said. "Very cheap!"
"Oh, that's too much!" exclaimed Nan. "We haven't that much money. She
wants only a little ten-cent doll."
"Oh, well, I have them kinds too!" said the man, in disappointed tones.
"Here you are!"
He held out one that did not appear to be very nice.
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