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– 5500!

– Sir!» I grasped the sleeve of my neighbor’s jacket.

The man looked at me in surprise.

– 5,500 times! – the presenter pronounced resoundingly.

– Sir, please buy back this brooch!

– 5500 two!

– This thing is very dear to me. It once belonged to my mother. If you help me, I promise I’ll give you double the value for it!

– 6,000! – I heard the painfully familiar voice of my own father.

– Me-my name is Violet Spikes and I’m Henry Spikes’ daughter. I don’t know if you know him! But please believe me, I’m not some crook or whatever they call me. Sir, I really need that brooch, but I’ve only got a buck20 on me. – To be sure, I took it out of my purse and showed it to my friend. – I didn’t know Mom’s brooch would be on display right now, please believe me!

«What else can I say to this man to get him to help me?»

I was desperately gnawing his eyes, trying to figure out if I could get through to him or not.

– Six thousand, two! – the booming voice of the presenter sounded.

– Ten thousand! – Raising his sign, my neighbor said.