“Itcan’tmatter。”Ireplied,makinghimhearwithdifficulty,forIwasunusedtospeakinsuchababel,“sinceitisallfun。”
“True。”saidhe;“andyoumustalwaysbearinmindthattherealprofitisinthebook-keeping。Itrust,Dodd,tobeabletocongratulateyouuponyourbooks。Youaretostartinwithtenthousanddollarsofcollegepaper,averyliberalfigure,whichshouldseeyouthroughthewholecurriculum,ifyoukeeptoasafe,conservativebusiness。Why,what’sthat?”hebrokeoff,oncemoreattractedbythechangingfiguresontheboard。
“Seven,four,three!Dodd,youareinluck:thisisthemostspiritedrallywehavehadthisterm。AndtothinkthatthesamesceneisnowtranspiringinNewYork,Chicago,St。
Louis,andrivalbusinesscentres!Fortwocents,Iwouldtryaflutterwiththeboysmyself。”hecried,rubbinghishands;“onlyit’sagainsttheregulations。”
“Whatwouldyoudo,sir?”Iasked。
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