Levi Martin hesitated for a while, seeing in the youngster's eyes a sign of intelligence and intentness on placing a bid for the clam shell in his hand.It was well known that Levi Martin was a very wary individual. Levi's heart faltered at the sight of this intelligent, good-looking young man, even though he didn't like the clamshells he'd just purchased and thought they were just rubbish. Questions began to cross his mind: "Are these clamshells actually useless? Why would this bright young man purchase them from Arthur, the proprietor of the Metro Memoir Shop, for an identical or even greater sum than I did?"But while Levi was still undecided, Arthur, the store owner, shrewdly counseled him, saying, "Mr. Levi, this is the best offer this young master has made." Should you decline the $10,000 offer, the price may drop to less than $2000 when you try to sell it again."In an attempt to protect himself from Levi's rage, who appeared to wish to ruin his shop, Arthur was acting a little
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