Things were atthis pitch when Bert bethought himself of creating a sort of debenturecapital in the business for the benefit of Tom. But, as I have said,Tom had no enterprise in his composition. His idea of investment was thestocking; he bribed his brother not to keep the offer open.And then ill-luck made its last lunge at their crumbling business andbrought it to the ground.
'Howwe groaned at the job!''Already the ordering of that chaos is nearly done. You shall see.''I have been so busy with my... read more
