Vandergold:
Good-day, people. Ah, Dollarson! how are you? Mining shares have dropped a little, but I think you managed to get rid of them in time, eh?
Dollarson:
And what about your railway holdings?
Vandergold:
Yes, yes; it’s the sort of thing that’s got to be put up with.
Second Man from the Crowd:
Excuse me, Mr. Vandergold, for making so free, but we’d like to hear from your own lips
Dollarson:
These people want you to tell them the same as I have done: that there has been an earthquake, which, on the whole, had no further consequences. Perhaps only some of your shipping
Vandergold:
Oh, is that your information?
Dollarson:
It is. This, I think, is all that is to be said about the whole matter.
First Man from the Crowd:
Let Mr. Vandergold himself tell—
