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The Profiteers

CHAPTER I
15/19

Dealing in foodstuffs is one of them.

But, Miss Baldwin," he went on, turning towards her, "why do we talk finance on such a wonderful afternoon, and so far away from the City?
I really came over from the States to get an occasional cocktail, order some new clothes and see some plays.

What theatres do you advise me to go to ?" "I can tell you plenty," she answered, "which I should advise you to stay away from.

It is quite easy to see, Mr.Wingate, that you have been away from London quite a long time.

You are not in the least in touch with us.
On the Stock Exchange they do little, nowadays, I am told, but invent stories which the members can tell only to other men's wives, and up in the west we do little else except talk finance.


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