| His voice was quiet, matter-of-factHe took a sip of his wine
After a moment he turned back to RovigoWho was now stroking his chin in a fine imitation of a shrewdly avaricious businessman
"Well," the merchant said in a greedy, wheedling voice, "you appear to have made a most intriguing proposal, gentlemenI do have to ask one or two preliminary questionsI've known Alessan for some time, but this particular issue has never come up before, you understand His eyes narrowed with exaggerated cunning"What, if anything, do you know about business?"
Alessan gave a sudden burst of laughter, then quickly grew serious gucci bag replica again"Have you any money to hand?" he asked
"I've my ship just in," Rovigo replied"Cash from two days' transactions and easy credit based on profits over the next few weeksWhy?"
"I would suggest buying a reasonable but not indiscreet amount of grain in the next forty-eight hoursTwenty-four hours, actually, if you can
Rovigo looked thoughtful"I could do that," he said"And my means are sufficiently limited that no purchase I made would be large enough to be indiscreetI have a contact, too, the steward at the Nievolene farms by the Ferraut border
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