But I'd rather not go out of my regular line of business." By this time, the auctioneer's repeated question of "Who'll take another case ?" had been responded to by half a dozen voices, and the lot of goods was gone.
"You're too prudent," said Mr.Johnson, with some impatience in his manner.
"No," replied the young man, with his usual calm tone and quiet smile.

"Slow and sure--that is my motto.

I only buy the quantity of an article that I am pretty sure will sell.

Then I get a certain profit, and am not troubled with paying for goods that are lying on my shelves and depreciating in value daily." "But these wouldn't have lain on your shelves.

You could have sold them at a quarter of a cent advance to-morrow, and thus cleared sixty or seventy dollars." "That is mere speculation." "Call it what you will; it makes no difference.