Autor smiles. It's not a mean smile, really. It's just not a very nice one.

"I am fairly flexible," he says smoothly, and glances at his notes. "You have the range of merchandise I expected you to have, and I've already checked them against my notes. I'll return in a few weeks, as I've said. Should I find something, I'll pay in full."

He tilts his head. "Unless, of course, you have some options in the backroom which I've not yet seen?"