"Now, if that business had been left to you, you'd be building a stone house somewhere; and you'd have horses and carriages, and lots of servants, and you'd swing along like a pretty coloured bird in the springtime, wouldn't you ?" "If I had wealth, I'd make it my servant.

I'd give it its chance; but as I haven't got it, I live as I do--poor and unknown." "Not unknown.

See, you could control what belonged to John Grier, if you would.

I need some one to show me how to spend the money coming from the business.

What is wealth unless you buy things that give pleasure to life?
Do you know--" He got no further.