41.   Internet merchants are uncertain, too, because the card numbers do not distinguish between Visa Buxx accounts and typical Visa accounts.

42.   Inside the souk that forms one side of the noisy, crowded, seedy square, the merchants are at work.

43.   It is illegal, potentially dangerous, and all the merchants are by definition lawbreakers, so how well can they be trusted?

44.   It may not be at the corner store perhaps, but a serious wine merchant should be able to find some.

45.   Leading merchants are short of the most popular brands, causing back orders and stiff price increases.

46.   Local merchants are concerned that the new shops will drain business away or encourage strip-mall developments on major roadways in the area.

47.   Local merchants are usually willing to order a half or full case from any winery.

48.   Local merchants were happy to oblige their tastes since there were hefty profits to be made.

49.   Mainstream merchants were reluctant to move onto the Internet, especially after a decade of experiments with home shopping and early online services proved to be expensive flops.

50.   Merchant is the producer, Ivory the director, and the novel has been adapted by the third member of the team, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.