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`` He owns some land we need . There 's a map of it , also a memorandum of what we 're willing to pay . Report to-morrow . '' `` Yes , sir , '' says I. `` Want me to close the deal by noon ? '' Maybe they did n't catch the flicker under them bushy eyebrows . But I did , and I knew he was goin ' to back my bluff . `` Any time before five will do , '' says he .