You hesitate to risk your money?
I risk mine and much that money cannot buy; the honor of a house whose ships have sailed from Liverpool for a hundred years!" The shareholders were moved and one heard murmurs of sympathy.

Boldness paid, and Cartwright saw he was recovering his shaken power, but it was not all good acting.

To some extent, he was sincere.

He got his breath and resumed: "I don't urge you with a selfish object to let me keep my post; I'd be relieved to let it go.

Counted in money, the reward for my labor is not large.