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'I thought I might be able to interest some capitalist.'
'I am much afraid, Mr. Kenyon, that you have vague ideas of how companies
are formed. Perhaps your friend Wentworth, being an accountant, may know
more about it.'
'Yes, I confess I am relying mainly on his assistance.'
'Well, will you agree to put the price of the mine at two hundred
thousand pounds, and share what we make equally between the three of us?'
'It is a large price.'
'It is not a large price if the mine will pay good dividends upon it; if
it will pay eight per cent. on that amount, it is the real price of the
mine, while you say that you are certain it will pay ten per cent.'
'I say I think it will pay that percentage. One never can speak with
entire certainty where a mine is concerned.'
'Are you willing to put the price of the mine at that figure? Otherwise,
I will have nothing to do with it.'
'As I said, I shall have to consult my friend about it, but that can be
done in a very short time, and I will answer you in the afternoon.'
'Good; there is no particular hurry. Have a talk over it with him, and
while I do not promise anything, I think the scheme looks feasible, if
the property is good. Remember, I know nothing at all about that, but if
you agree to take me in, I shall have to know full particulars of what
you are going to pay for the property, and what its peculiar value is.'
'Certainly. If we agree to take a partner, we will give that partner our
full confidence.
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