No one could deny that Haddo had got possession of the land he wanted; for, when it was put up to auction, no one would bid against him, and he bought it for a song.

没有人能否认哈多已经占有了他想要的土地；因为，当它被拍卖时，没有人会出价反对他，他以一首歌的价格买下了它。