Well, what would you advise my doin' ?" To this direct question the lawyer returned a noncommittal answer.
"I'm afraid that must be answered by yourself alone, Captain Warren," he said.

"Of course, the acceptance of the trust will necessarily involve much trouble and inconvenience, especially to one of your--er--settled and--er--conservative--I judge merely from what you have said--your conservative habits.

The estate is large, the investments are, doubtless, many and varied, and the labor of looking into and investigating them may require some technical skill and knowledge of finance.

Yes." "Um-hm....

Well, I judge that that kind of skill and knowledge could be hired, if a feller felt like payin' fair wages; hey ?" "Oh, yes, yes.