"
"I hope it will have the same effect on me, sir."
"I hope so, and I think so. What sort of a boy is this son of
Mr. Duncan?"
"If his father were not a rich man, I think he would be
more agreeable. As it is, he seems to have a high idea of
his own importance."
"So his father has the reputation of being a rich man, eh?"
"Yes, sir. We have always considered him so."
"Without knowing much about it?"
"Yes, sir; we judged from his style of living, and from his
being president of a bank."
"That amounts to nothing. His salary as president is only moderate."
"I am sorry you should have met with such a loss, Mr. Armstrong."
"So am I, but it won't cripple me. Still, a man doesn't like
to lose twenty-five thousand dollars and over."
"Was there as much as that in the box, sir?" asked Luke, in surprise.
"Yes, I don't know why I need make any secret of it. There were
twenty-five thousand dollars in government bonds, and these, at
present rates, are worth in the neighborhood of thirty thousand dollars."
"That seems to me a great deal of money," said Luke.
"It is, but I can spare it without any diminution of comfort.
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