The thought you might risk twenty thousand dollars----" "Why not?
I know this project better than any banker; it's sound, it's about completed," the old man interrupted.

"All that's necessary is to take a long breath and push hard for three weeks more.

Sometimes I think you have the making of a fair engineer, Lee, but you discourage me dreadfully when I try to picture you as a financier.

I'm afraid you'll wind up like one of these bondholders of Gretzingers, just piffling." Lee went to stand at the window, so that Carrigan could not see his face.

Emotion had unmanned him.