She brightened up delicately; already he had changed his tone.
"But there are facts.

The worth of the mine--as a mine--is beyond doubt.
It shall make us very wealthy.

The mere working of it is a matter of technical knowledge, which I have--which ten thousand other men in the world have.

But its safety, its continued existence as an enterprise, giving a return to men--to strangers, comparative strangers--who invest money in it, is left altogether in my hands.

I have inspired confidence in a man of wealth and position.