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The Way We Live Now

CHAPTER IX - THE GREAT RAILWAY TO VERA CRUZ
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But Paul, when he saw all these pretty things, could not keep his mind from thinking whence had come the money to pay for them.

Mr Fisker had declared that he had come over to obtain his partner's consent, but it seemed to that partner that a great deal had been done without any consent.

And Paul's fears on this hand were not allayed by finding that on all these beautiful papers he himself was described as one of the agents and general managers of the company.

Each document was signed Fisker, Montague, and Montague.

References on all matters were to be made to Fisker, Montague, and Montague,--and in one of the documents it was stated that a member of the firm had proceeded to London with the view of attending to British interests in the matter.
Fisker had seemed to think that his young partner would express unbounded satisfaction at the greatness which was thus falling upon him.


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