One thing leads to another, you know, in this world." And he looked at his visitor non-committally, and yet with a genial show of interest.
"Quite so," replied Cowperwood, with a friendly gleam in return.
"Well," Butler meditated, half to himself, half to Cowperwood, "there are a number of things that a bright young man could do for me in the street if he were so minded.

I have two bright boys of my own, but I don't want them to become stock-gamblers, and I don't know that they would or could if I wanted them to.

But this isn't a matter of stock-gambling.

I'm pretty busy as it is, and, as I said awhile ago, I'm getting along.

I'm not as light on my toes as I once was.