"The Eastern goods you know nothing about, I suppose?"
"Nothing whatever."
"Well, when the brig arrives in the river the captain will, of course, call here, and I will give him instructions where to land them."
"I understand," he went on, looking again at the letter, "that Mr. Blagrove, to whom Sir Sidney asks me to intrust the sale of these goods, is an expert in this special line?"
"Yes, sir; he has been for many years established as a merchant in Alexandria, and Sir Sidney thought that he would not only be able to estimate accurately the value of the goods, but would know exactly where to place them, and would, by bringing them gradually forward, get far larger sums for them than if they were thrown all at once upon the market."
"I see the vessel is his property, Mr. Wilkinson?"
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