[Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles]@TWC D-Link bookMen of Invention and Industry CHAPTER VII 15/44
Mr.Walter had only a few hours' notice of it, but he had already resolved upon his course.
He collected apprentices from half a dozen different quarters, and a few inferior workmen, who were glad to obtain employment on any terms.
He himself stript to his shirt-sleeves, and went to work with the rest; and for the next six-and-thirty hours he was incessantly employed at case and at press.
On the Monday morning, the conspirators, who had assembled to triumph over his ruin, to their inexpressible amazement saw The Times issue from the publishing office at the usual hour, affording a memorable example of what one man's resolute energy may accomplish in a moment of difficulty. The journal continued to appear with regularity, though the printers employed at the office lived in a state of daily peril.
The conspirators, finding themselves baffled, resolved upon trying another game.
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