He dies, and the business--improves." "Yes, it appears so," Witherspoon admitted; "but what I wanted to get at, coming straight to the point, is this: I need you now more than ever before.

One of the penalties of wealth is that a rich man is forced constantly to fumble about in the dark, feeling for some one whose touch may inspire confidence.

That's the position I'm in." "You make a strong appeal," said Henry, "far stronger than any personal advantages you could point out to me." "But is it strong enough to move you ?" "It might be strong enough to move me to a sacrifice of myself, and still fail to draw me into a willingness to risk the opinion you have expressed of what you term my manliness.

As a business man I know that I should be a failure, and then I'd have your pity instead of your good opinion.

Let me tell you that I am a very ordinary man.