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Re:The Exquisitely English (and Lucrative) World of London C... by dmcg on Thursday June 01, 2017 @08:48AM (#14459769)
My interpretation:

He said "I'm not going to take a penny more [than 10%] from you."

They heard "I'm not going to take a penny more [than all the money I have already taken] from you."

They were too polite to press the case once the misunderstanding became apparent.

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Re:The Exquisitely English (and Lucrative) World of London C... by dmcg on Thursday June 01, 2017 @10:58AM (#14460761)
And thanks for the downvote, keep making sure no good deed goes unpunished.
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Re:The Exquisitely English (and Lucrative) World of London C... by janfoeh on Thursday June 01, 2017 @02:37PM (#14463116)
Just for the record - that wasn't me.
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