I appreciate your efforts and look forward to working with you. Upon return receipt, Sara responded by telephone that auditing his books would require at least two weeks of her time in Winton. She requested that he give her the exclusive right to buy his business for that period. He said that he did not see why not. Sara made arrangements to visit Winton and, to her surprise, finished her audit within two days and returned to Albert Lea.
Lets close the deal in six months.
Please sign and return this letter. Not hearing from Sara within two weeks, Elmer contacted his son Frank and convinced him to buy the business after all. Elmer finally received Sara's letter three days after the two weeks had expired. He had inked the deal with Frank the day before. Elmer ignored her letter.