The Young Book Agent or Frank Hardy's Road to Success
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CHAPTER XVI AN IMPORTANT SALE

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 Frank found Mrs. Carsdale a very nice lady with whom to deal. She was well educated and rich, and she took him to her library to show him the many volumes she possessed1.
 
“You can see I already have the majority of authors represented in your famous set,” said she. “If it were not so, I believe I would give you an order.”
 
“You certainly have a nice collection of books here,” was our hero’s comment. “That set of Scott must have cost a good bit of money.”
 
“A hundred and twenty dollars.”
 
“I see you have some books here that are quite rare.”
 
“Yes, I like some old books better than the new ones.”
 
“I have a few old books to sell,” went on Frank, thinking of the list he had made out earlier in the day.
 
“Indeed? What books are they?”
 
The young book agent got out the list, and read off the names of the volumes, with the authors, bindings, and dates of publication.
 
“What will you take for that volume of Dante you just mentioned?” asked Mrs. Carsdale.
 
“I haven’t set a price on it. I’d like you to make an offer.”
 
“Is it in good condition?”
 
“Quite fair. It is a bit dingy2, and the back cover has some water spots,” added our hero, who could recall the volume very well. “It looks about like this book,” he went on, picking up one before him.
 
“If it is in as good condition as that book I’ll give you twenty dollars for the volume.”
 
At this answer Frank’s heart gave a bound. Twenty dollars, and the other woman had offered him all the books in the garret for five dollars! Here was a chance for business truly.
 
“Is that the best you could do,” he said, cautiously3. “The book is quite rare, you know.”
 
“Well, I might give you twenty-five dollars.”
 
“I’ll let you have it for that,” answered the young book agent.
 
He remained at the

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1 possessed xuyyQ     
adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
参考例句：
  • He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
2 dingy iu8xq     
adj.昏暗的，肮脏的
参考例句：
  • It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
  • The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。
3 cautiously 2w5zrW     
adv.小心地，谨慎地；小心翼翼；翼翼
参考例句：
  • She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door. 她小心翼翼地沿着车道向门口走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 mansion 8BYxn     
n.大厦，大楼；宅第
参考例句：
  • The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
  • The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
5 wagon XhUwP     
n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车
参考例句：
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
6 dreadful wk0z7     
adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的
参考例句：
  • I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
  • I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。
7 pleaded 1180b0c3eadb43bd3420016b36aaf0a9     
恳求，请求( plead的过去式和过去分词 )； 提出…为借口[理由]； （向法庭）陈述案情； （在法庭）申辩，认罪，辩护
参考例句：
  • She pleaded with him not to go. 她恳求他不要离开。
  • She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished. 她哭着恳求他，一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。
8 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
9 puddles 38bcfd2b26c90ae36551f1fa3e14c14c     
n.水坑， （尤指道路上的）雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
  • The road was filled with puddles from the rain. 雨后路面到处是一坑坑的积水。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 bump rWUzQ     
v.（against,into）碰，颠簸；n.碰撞，隆起物
参考例句：
  • I heard a bump in the next room.我听到隔壁房间传来“砰”的一声。
  • He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前额隆起一个大包。
11 caution caution     
n.小心，谨慎，警告；vt.告诫，警告
参考例句：
  • You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog.在雾中开车要极为小心。
  • There is no need for such caution.不必如此小心谨慎。
12 transaction OnAwE     
n.处理，交易，相互作用
参考例句：
  • He was twenty dollars in pocket by the transaction.他在这笔生意中赚了20美元。
  • He left the transaction of the matter to his secretary.他把这件事交给秘书办理。
13 thorough zILzR     
adj. 彻底的，完全的，精心的
参考例句：
  • He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.他对形势的分析很透彻。
  • The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.委员会在彻底调查以后报告了调查结果。
14 spurt 9r9yE     
v.喷出；突然进发；突然兴隆
参考例句：
  • He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.他进入第八圈时便开始冲刺。
  • After a silence, Molly let her anger spurt out.沉默了一会儿，莫莉的怒气便迸发了出来。
15 poultry GPQxh     
n.家禽，禽肉
参考例句：
  • There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
  • What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
16 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
17 hardy EenxM     
adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的
参考例句：
  • The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
  • He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

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