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nor could the county expect Dad to improve a public road at his own expense, in order to have the privilege of paying tens of thousands of dollars of new taxes into the county treasury. To all of which Mr. Carey agreed. Dad went on to say that it was a question of time; if the county authorities were going to dilly-dally along, and keep him waiting—why then, he had plenty of other tracts he could drill, and he would keep this here Paradise place for a quail-preserve. Mr.
La realización del negocio sólo dependía del buen estado de las carreteras. Era evidente que no se podía hacer el transporte de material pesado por una vereda ganadera, que aquel mismo día fue causa de una avería importante en su coche. ¿Cómo podía suponerse que el negociante costeara la reparación de una carretera pública? —Es cuestión de apresurarse, señor Carey. Si las autoridades del condado se entretienen en cominerías y me hacen esperar, como poseo otros terrenos y puedo hacer sondeos inmediatamente, reservaré Paradise para coto de caza.
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