Our terms are lower than any office, and we can bear to have them lower, and a great business will come to us that way.

But we must work ourselves as well.

Every single shareholder and officer of the establishment must exert himself, and bring us customers,--no matter for how little they are engaged--engage them: that is the great point.' And accordingly our Director makes all his friends and servants shareholders: his very lodge-porter yonder is a shareholder; and he thus endeavours to fasten upon all whom he comes near.

I, for instance, have just been appointed over the heads of our gents, to a much better place than I held.

I am asked down here, and entertained royally: and why?
Because my aunt has three thousand pounds which Mr.Brough wants her to invest with us." "That looks awkward, Mr.Titmarsh." "Not a whit, sir: he makes no disguise of the matter.