After which Mr.Skinyer and his partner, Mr.Beatem, went to the spring races together on the Profit and Loss account of St.
Osoph's, and Philippa Overend and Catherine Dumfarthing were taken (by the Unforeseen Disbursements Account) to the grand opera, followed by a midnight supper.
All of these things constituted what was called the promotion of the merger and were almost exactly identical with the successive stages of the making of the Amalgamated Distilleries and the Associated Tin Pot Corporation; which was considered a most hopeful sign.
* * * * * "Do you think they'll go into it ?" asked Mr.Newberry of Mr.Furlong senior, anxiously.

"After all, what inducement have they ?" "Every inducement," said Mr.Furlong.

"All said and done they've only one large asset--Dr.Dumfarthing.

We're really offering to buy up Dr.
Dumfarthing by pooling our assets with theirs." "And what does Dr.Dumfarthing himself say to it ?" "Ah, there I am not so sure," said Mr.Furlong; "that may be a difficulty.

So far there hasn't been a word from him, and his trustees are absolutely silent about his views.