He had spent almost $100,000 in the fortnight, but he realized that the greater part of it had gone into the yearly and not the daily expense-account.

He kept a "profit and loss" entry in his little private ledger, but it was not like any other account of the kind in the world.

What the ordinary merchant would have charged to "loss" he jotted down on the "profit" side, and he was continually looking for opportunities to swell the total.
Rawles, who had been his grandfather's butler since the day after he landed in New York, came over to the grandson's establishment, greatly to the wrath and confusion of the latter's Aunt Emmeline.

The chef came from Paris and his name was Detuit.

Ellis, the footman, also found a much better berth with Monty than he had had in the house on the avenue.