Time Traveler

The Turk acts offended at the low price. He counters with 28 guineas each. The merchant offers 17. Eventually they agree on twenty rugs at 20 guineas apiece. The merchant is delighted as he knows he has gotten these rugs at the lowest possible price. Although they are not the high quality Persian or Turkish rugs, he will have a high profit margin when he sells them. He gives me 15 guineas as a reward. I decide to tour London now that I have money.