A Business Transaction

The poet stepped into a grimy den,
Where the sign above the door
Said: Money to lend, in sums to suit,
On Real Estate, &c.

I want, said the Poet,
(So many thousand dollars).
So said Cent per Cent, rubbing his hands,
Where is the property?

I offer, said the Poet,
My Castle in Spain,
'Tis a lovely house,
So many rooms, acres, &c.