But a thought had occurred to him which kept him silently reflecting for some minutes.
"I suppose," he said presently, "this affair has about as little risk as anything one could put money in ?" "I should say," Godfrey answered, with his man-of-business air, "that the element of risk is non-existent.

What can be more solid than jam?
There's competition to be sure; but Applegarth is already a good name throughout England, and in the West they swear by it.

At Bristol, Exeter, Dorchester--all over there--Applegarth holds the field.

Very seriously speaking, I see in this proposal nothing but sure and increasing gain." "You know as well as I do," Will resumed, "how I stand.

I have no resources of my own beyond what you are aware of.