"From the cans I find on lots and in ash-barrels," was the reply.
"If you had more pictures, you could make more books and so earn more
money, couldn't you?" asked Edward, as an idea struck him.
"Yes," answered the Italian.
"How much will you give me if I bring you a hundred pictures?" asked
Edward.
"A cent apiece," said the Italian.
"All right," agreed Edward.
The boy went to work at once, and in three days he had collected the
first hundred pictures, gave them to the Italian, and received his
first dollar.
"Now," said Edward, as he had visions of larger returns from his
efforts, "your books have pictures of only four or five kinds, like
apples, pears, tomatoes, and green peas. How much will you give me for
pictures of special fruit which you haven't got, like apricots,
green-gages, and pineapples?"
"Two cents each," replied the Italian.
"No," bargained Edward. "They're much harder to find than the others.
I'll get you some for three cents each."
"All right," said the vender, realizing that the boy was stating the
case correctly.
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