You will be relieved to hear that I am rich, sir, very rich.

You can't go into this sort of thing too thoroughly, Pitman; the whole secret is preparation, and I can get up my biography from the beginning, and I could tell it you now, only I have forgotten it.' 'Perhaps I'm stupid--' began Pitman.
'That's it!' cried Michael.

'Very stupid; but rich too--richer than I am.

I thought you would enjoy it, Pitman, so I've arranged that you were to be literally wallowing in wealth.

But then, on the other hand, you're only an American, and a maker of india-rubber overshoes at that.