I could manage to retire upon a very decent income, in spite of my losses the other day." "Don't dream of that, Gilbert; for heaven's sake, don't dream of anything so mad as that.

What would a man of your age be without some kind of career?
A mere purposeless wanderer on the face of the earth.

Stick to business, dear old fellow.

Believe me, there is nothing like work to make a man forget any foolish trouble of this kind.

And you will forget it, Gilbert, be assured of that.