'Oh, it doesn't matter about him in the least. I was speaking with Longworth just now about that curious letter of his, and he agrees with me that it makes no difference. He says, what is quite true, that in every business you find some man with whom it is difficult to deal.' 'Yes, that is so; but, still, he either uses this substance or he does not. I can understand a man who says, "We have no need for that, because we use another material." But that is one of the things Brand does not say.' 'Well, it is not worth while talking about him. By the way, you have all your figures and notes with you, I suppose?' 'Yes, I have everything.' 'Very well. Leave them with me, and I will get them into some sort of shape. Longworth says we shall have to have everything printed relating to this--your statements and all.' 'That will cost a great deal of money, will it not?' 'Oh, not very much. It is necessary, it seems. We must have printed matter to give to those who make application for information. It would be impossible to explain personally to everybody who inquires, and to show them these documents.' 'Yes, I suppose so.' 'Longworth was just now speaking to me about offices he has seen, and he is anxious to secure them at once. He is attending to that matter.' 'Do you think we need an office? Why could not the business be transacted here; or perhaps a room might be had on this floor that would do perfectly well; then we should be close together, and able to communicate when necessary.' 'Longworth seems to think differently. He says you must impress the public, and so he is going in for fine offices.' 'Yes, but who is to pay for them?' 'Why, we must, of course--you and Longworth and myself.' 'Have you the money?' 'I have a certain amount. I think we shall have enough to see it through, and if not, we can easily get it, and settle up when we finish the business.' 'Well, you know I have no money to spare.' 'Oh, I know that well enough. Perhaps Longworth will see us through, for, as he says, this sort of thing can be spoilt by niggardliness. He has known, and so have I, many a business go to pieces because of false economy.' 'But it seems to me all this is needless expense. We only want to get a few moneyed men interested in our project, and if they are sensible men, they will look to the probability of getting a good dividend, not at fine offices.' 'Very well, John; you get the men, and I shall be satisfied. I am sure I am as anxious to do this cheaply as you are. If you think you can go out and interest a dozen or twenty-four men in the City, and persuade them to go in for our mine, I will cry "Halt!" on our part until you do it. Will you try that?' Kenyon pondered for a few minutes, and then said: 'I suppose that would be rather a difficult thing to do.'