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And then they were at the door of the house in which he rented a room, and it seemed too late to explain. The stranger demanded privacy when he fitted up the window, so Mr. Sladden remained outside the door at the top of a little flight of creaky stairs. He heard no sound of hammering. AND THEN THEY WERE AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH HE RENTED A ROOM AND IT SEEMED TOO LATE TO EXPLAIN THE STRANGER DEMANDED PRIVACY WHEN HE FITTED UP THE WINDOW SO MISTER SLADDIN REMAINED OUTSIDE THE DOOR AT THE TOP OF A LITTLE FLIGHT OF CREAKY STAIRS HE HEARD NO SOUND OF HAMMERING
ld wood with small panes set in lead; it was not much more than a foot in breadth and was under two feet long. Mr. Sladden had never before seen a window sold in the street, so he asked the price of it. "Its price is all you possess," said the old man. "Where did you get it?" said Mr. Sladden, for it was a strange window. "I gave all that I possessed for it in the streets of Baghdad." "Did you possess much?" said Mr. Sladden. "I had all that I wanted," he said, "except this window." "It must be a good window," said the young man. "It is a magical window," said the old one. "I have only ten shillings on me, but I have fifteen-and-six at home." The old man thought for a while. "Then twenty-five-and-sixpence is the price of the window," he said. It was only when the bargain was completed and the ten shillings paid and the strange old man was coming for his fifteen-and-six and to fit the magical window into his only room that it occurred to Mr. Sladden's mind that he did not want a window. NSIDE IT IT WAS A LITTLE WINDOW IN OLD WOOD WITH SMALL PANES SET IN LEAD IT WAS NOT MUCH MORE THAN A FOOT IN BREADTH AND WAS UNDER TWO FEET LONG MISTER SLADDIN HAD NEVER BEFORE SEEN A WINDOW SOLD IN THE STREET SO HE ASKED THE PRICE OF IT ITS PRICE IS ALL YOU POSSESS SAID THE OLD MAN WHERE DID YOU GET IT SAID MISTER SLIDIN FOR IT WAS A STRANGE WINDOW I GAVE ALL THAT I POSSESSED FOR IT IN THE STREETS OF BAGDAD DID YOU POSSESS MUCH SAID MISTER SLIDDIN I HAD ALL THAT I WANTED HE SAID EXCEPT THIS WINDOW IT MUST BE A GOOD WINDOW SAID THE YOUNG MAN IT IS A MAGICAL WINDOW SAID THE OLD ONE I HAVE ONLY TEN SHILLINGS ON ME BUT I HAVE FIFTEEN AND SIX AT HOME THE OLD MAN THOUGHT FOR A WHILE THEN TWENTY FIVE AND SIXPENCE IS THE PRICE OF THE WINDOW HE SAID IT WAS ONLY WHEN THE BARGAIN WAS COMPLETED AND THE TEN SHILLINGS PAID AND THE STRANGE OLD MAN WAS COMING FOR HIS FIFTEEN AND SIX AND TO FIT THE MAGICAL WINDOW INTO HIS ONLY ROOM THAT IT OCCURRED TO MISTER SLATIN'S MIND THAT HE DID NOT WANT A WINDOW
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