Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 27, 2025
"Yes," said he; "our firm, like others, has had its ups and downs; but then, business would not be interesting without some little risks, you know." The easy manner of his son-in-law convinced Mr. Whedell that no "little risks" had shaken the firm of Upjack, Chiffield & Co. "Ah, yes," said he. "Rich to-day, poor to-morrow the history of the world.
Chiffield continued: "To save any further circumlocution, sir, and in order that we may fully understand each other, I will say at once, that we are completely ruined!" "Ha! What! Who ruined?" "The house of Upjack, Chiffield & Co. I I thought you knew it." "Ruined, sir!" cried Mr. Whedell, livid with horror. He choked for further utterance.
Unless he was mistaken, that person was the one who wore an entire suit of pepper and salt, including a felt hat, necktie, and gaiters, two summers before. Mr. Quigg was a novelty in Mr. Chiffield's eyes; but Mr. Chiffield was well known by sight to Mr. Quigg, who also remembered to have heard that he was a partner in the great drygoods house of Upjack, Chiffield & Co. Mr.
That gentleman replied, a little more quickly than was his wont: "A few small, weak houses may go down, perhaps, but the strong ones will weather the storm easy enough. If our establishment could live through 1847, it is in no danger now." "And such was the good fortune of Upjack, Chiffield & Co., I well remember," said Mr. Whedell. Mr.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking