Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 271
Think ! last time I only took four that came closeto me, and I got rid of all my debt in return. This timeI will take all I can get and be rich ! If I got ten thousand rupees for four stones, thoughtLena, I will gather forty now for myself, and become so 210 GEASP ALL, LOSE ALL wealthy that they… … .suddenly the tree r*ose u£> uoa.i?i and ficiD away- >-~ And Kahre thought: What is the good of only gettingeight stones? Why, here are enough to make twentynecklaces; and wealth means power ! Full of avarice and desire, each scrambled down fromthe tree, spread his cloth, and darted hither…
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