Blazessaysthesharesaresellingalreadyconditionallyonallotment,atsevenandsixpencepremium。\"
\"Thedeucetheyare!Isay,Bob,sincewehavethecardsinourhands,woulditnotbewisetofavourthemwithafewhundredsatthatrate?
Abirdinthehand,youknow,isworthtwointhebush,eh?\"
\"Iknownosuchmaximinpoliticaleconomy,\"repliedthesecretary。
\"Areyoumad,Dunshunner?Howarethesharestogoup,ifitgetswindthatthedirectorsaresellingalready?Ourbusinessjustnowisto/bull/theline,notto/bear/it;andifyouwilltrustme,IshallshowthemsuchanoperationontheascendingscaleastheStockExchangehasnotwitnessedforthislongandmanyaday。Thento-morrowIshalladvertiseinthepapersthatthecommittee,havingreceivedapplicationsfortentimestheamountofstock,havebeencompelled,unwillingly,toclosethelists。Thatwillbeaslapinthefacetothedilatorygentlemen,andsenduptheshareslikewildfire。\"