As Louisa talked, Bain was looking for something in his coat while listening to what she has to say. “Really? Abigail is dancing with somebody? I wonder who.” He looked at the dance floor but was unable to make out where his sister was. "It doesn’t look like she is there. Anyways … " He turned back to face Louisa as he pulled out a perfume bottle and gave it to her with the words "Talking of Abigail, she told me to give you this scent, said you needed to try it tonight. However he ended that sentence with a slight wink.f Try tonight indeed, it was actually an old emptied out perfume bottle in which he poured her favorite liqour. The next thing he did was slip a cigarette into her hand withouth anything noticing. In a hushed tone he said “The bottle doesn’t contain perfume, just so you know.” After giving her what he thought she needed to feel relaxed, he continued “Cousin, I’ve just made a business arangement and I need your help too. I’ve been thinking of getting myself into the whole project to build a railway system in England and I need to buy iron from your factory. What would be the going price?”
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