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| 12 | 433 | And he View more quotes about must">must be rich, for he had afforded such a necklace. |
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| 12 | 430 | I had the necklace, and so it did not matter whether or not, really, I saw him again. |
| 12 | 431 | The transaction had been a profitable one from my point of view. |
| 12 | 432 | On the other hand, I did find the buffoon of interest. |
| 12 | 433 | And he must be rich, for he had afforded such a necklace. |
| 12 | 434 | And, indeed, who knew what further largesse one might obtain from such as he, particularly if one handled such matters cleverly, what further rare and precious encouragements such as he might lavish upon me, to woo my favor? My favor, I assure you, would not be easily won, if at all. |
| 12 | 435 | Let the necklace be but the first of a succession, I thought, of ever richer and more hopefully, more desperately proffered gifts, the first of many similarly tendered inducements. |
| 12 | 436 | In such a way, I might make clear to him, he might hope to add some weight, some charm, perhaps even some persuasiveness, to his entreaties. |