THE VALUE OF AN INTRODUCTION
"Mr. Smith. this is Mr. Jones. who has my full confidence. He desires to talk a moment with you on a Worthy proposition that I think will interest you."
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The man speaking is—say Mr. Johnson. You know Mr. Johnson. He was. perhaps. with you at school—at any rate. you and he have been long associated and together haveworked out some big problems. You value his judg- ment. You know he is sincere. but. best of all. you know he is honest and wishes you well.
Would you listen to Mr. Jones? Wouldn't you be interested by what he had to say? You would. I wouldn‘t you!
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