'
'Well, have you the authority to deal with me in the matter, or would it
be better for me to wait until Kenyon comes back?'
'We can settle everything here and now.'
'Very good. Would you have any objection to my seeing the papers that
relate to the mine? I should like to get the figures of the output as
nearly as possible, and any other particulars you may have that would
enable me to estimate the value of the property. Also I should like to
see a copy of the option, or the original document by which you hold
the mine.'
'Certainly; I shall be very pleased to give you all the information in
my power.' Wentworth turned to his desk and wrote for a few moments,
then blotted the paper he had been writing, and handed it to Longworth.
'You have no objection, before this is done, to signing this document,
have you?'
Longworth adjusted his one eyeglass and looked at the paper, which read:
'I hereby agree to do my best to form a limited liability company for the
purpose of taking over the Ottawa Mica-mine. I agree to pay my share of
the expenses, and to accept one-third of the profits.'
'No, I don't object to sign this, though I think it should be a little
more definite. I think it should state that the liability I incur is
to be one-third of the whole preliminary expenses, the other
two-thirds to be paid by Kenyon and yourself; and that, in return, I
am to get one-third of the profits, the other two-thirds going to
yourself and Kenyon.
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