Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 88: what you’re looking at

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a5 GIDEON GODBOLD. to him his haad, “rapid and soldierly in your movements. Be seated, draw to the table, and let us open our conference with ‘a glass or two of this regal Madeira.” “ Oheerfully, Sir Henry,” said André ; “it will give vivacity to our deliberations.” - “Tew; but the subject alone is one of inspiration,” replied ‘ wenden who reports, with his wonted significance, ‘oat the markets are favorable for the purchases we contem- plate, and only need the guarantee for terms and arrangement of preliminaries.” z “Tndeed,’ said André, “and what do you propose, Sir Henry ?” _ «Po adopt the advice of my correspondent,” replied Sir Henry, * and make the purchase.” “ What, at any cost ?” inquired André. “Nay, I want the article,” observed . Sir Henry. “It is indispensable to our cause, and its costliness must. not enter into our consideration.” “ But is it not possible,” facetiously inquired André, “ speak ing in the words of one of the astute philosophers ae our enemy—so astute that he brought lightning from the clouds, though he has since been flying ‘kites, in conjunction with his brethren in Congress with far less advantage—to pay too dearly for our whistle ?” “Not when we can not pipe without it, and the article is so ipestimable as that now proffered,” said Sir Henry. “Thus I am to infer you have decided on the purchase ?” asked André. “ Yes, unquestionably,” replied Sir Henry, “and now I want a factor.” “ Of ‘ good commercial credit,’ your correspondent suggests,” said André. “Which I interpret to be of rank,” replied Sir Henry. “Punctilious eyen in his treason,” observed André. _ “Treason, André,” exclaimed Sir ve “is it treason for & rebel to rAarn to his allegiance ?” “Not when ‘the market is favorable,’ Sir t Henry,” said “That Madeira has given pungency to your wit,” remarked CommicloQolksS.coOmn 4