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I think on the whole our best plan would be to buy up one of the city newspapers." "Might it not be better simply to buy up the editorial staff?" said Mr. Dick Overend. "We might do that," admitted Dr. Boomer. "There is no doubt that the corruption of the press is one of the worst factors that we have to oppose.
But they had felt a draught in it, some four years ago, which had wafted them over to the club as their place of assembly. In the club there were no draughts. Mr. Dick Overend sat at the head of the table, his brother George beside him, and Dr. Boomer at the foot. Beside them were Mr. Boulder, Mr. "You are agreed, then, on the Reverend Uttermust Dumfarthing?"
After which, from speaking of the crookedness of the state government Mr. Newberry and Mr. Dick Overend were led to talk of the crookedness of the city government! And they both agreed, as above, that things were worse than in Russia. What secretly irritated them both most was that they had lived and done business under this infernal corruption for thirty or forty years and hadn't noticed it.
When the storm came upon us, on the morning on which it became known that the house of Overend and Co. had failed, we were in as sound and healthy a position as any banking establishment could hold, and on that day and throughout the succeeding week we made advances which would hardly be credited.
"Now, first, in regard to the creation," here he looked all round the meeting in a way to command attention "Is it your wish that we should leave that merely to a gentlemen's agreement or do you want an explicit clause?" "I think it might be well," said Mr. Dick Overend, "to leave no doubt about the theory of the creation." "Good," said Mr. Skinyer.
He had also counted upon getting news of the Proserpine. But not a word had reached Lloyd's as yet. At this very crisis came the panic of '66. Overend and Gurney broke; and Wardlaw's experience led him to fear that, sooner or later, there would be a run on every bank in London. Now he had borrowed 80,000 pounds at one bank, and 35,000 pounds at another.
Catherine Dumfarthing did not join her father in his new manse. She first remained behind him, as the guest of Philippa Overend for a few weeks while she was occupied in packing up her things. After that she stayed for another two or three weeks to unpack them.
The suspension of Overend and Gurneythe most trusted private firm in Englandcaused an alarm, in suddenness and magnitude, without example.
I as chairman make no claim to control or monopolize the discussion. Let everyone understand " "Well then, Mr. Chairman," began Mr. Dick Overend. "One minute, Mr. Overend," said Mr. Fyshe. "I want everyone to understand that he may speak as " "May I say then " began Mr. Newberry. "Pardon me, Mr. Newberry," said Mr.
Tom Overend, formerly Miss Philippa Furlong, to sit anywhere else of a Sunday than under Dr. McTeague. "Philippa writes," continued Mr. Furlong "that under the circumstances she and Tom would like to do something for your church.
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