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... concerned ; but this was a delicate operation , depending upon mutual confidence , so that the greater the necessity the more difficult it might be . It was sometimes done quite openly : sometimes in such ways that the banks concerned ...
... concerned ; but this was a delicate operation , depending upon mutual confidence , so that the greater the necessity the more difficult it might be . It was sometimes done quite openly : sometimes in such ways that the banks concerned ...
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... concerned . Whatever be thought of John's corres- pondence , that of Scott and James Ballantyne is about equally creditable to both , and James , in particular , has a gift of clarity which few business men would equal . On March 22nd ...
... concerned . Whatever be thought of John's corres- pondence , that of Scott and James Ballantyne is about equally creditable to both , and James , in particular , has a gift of clarity which few business men would equal . On March 22nd ...
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... concern , he was a prosperous , even a wealthy man . Scott may have been his best author , but he would have had a large business had he never touched a Waverley novel . His weakness was that his business had grown ... concerned by any 489.
... concern , he was a prosperous , even a wealthy man . Scott may have been his best author , but he would have had a large business had he never touched a Waverley novel . His weakness was that his business had grown ... concerned by any 489.
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