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... door . Edgar called after him . " By the way , Dunbar , send for that man , Doyle Mason , and advise him to sell Univer- sal short . " " " You mean Mason , political leader in Brooklyn ! " " Yes . He's safe enough and most useful to ...
... door . Edgar called after him . " By the way , Dunbar , send for that man , Doyle Mason , and advise him to sell Univer- sal short . " " " You mean Mason , political leader in Brooklyn ! " " Yes . He's safe enough and most useful to ...
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... door ? " Mason willingly assented with a laugh as he passed through the door , that led him into the public hall of the building , Dunbar held open for him . When Van Zandt entered the room he did so with effusion and vigor . " I have ...
... door ? " Mason willingly assented with a laugh as he passed through the door , that led him into the public hall of the building , Dunbar held open for him . When Van Zandt entered the room he did so with effusion and vigor . " I have ...
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... door - bell he hardly knew what was his errand . Mrs. Pollock came to him to tell him that Mark had gone to the factory , where they were working at night . Dunbar proposed to follow him , but she detained him to say that she had seen ...
... door - bell he hardly knew what was his errand . Mrs. Pollock came to him to tell him that Mark had gone to the factory , where they were working at night . Dunbar proposed to follow him , but she detained him to say that she had seen ...
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... door after him and came back to draw a chair up in front of Dunbar and sit down . He rested his el- bows on the arms of the chair , his finger - tips meeting in front of him , leaning slightly for- ward in calm and patient expectancy ...
... door after him and came back to draw a chair up in front of Dunbar and sit down . He rested his el- bows on the arms of the chair , his finger - tips meeting in front of him , leaning slightly for- ward in calm and patient expectancy ...
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... door for the president of the Universal . Dunbar stepped down on the pavement and walked away rapidly . As he stood on the corner waiting for a car he said : " A man who would disturb that faith in another would be a worse scoundrel ...
... door for the president of the Universal . Dunbar stepped down on the pavement and walked away rapidly . As he stood on the corner waiting for a car he said : " A man who would disturb that faith in another would be a worse scoundrel ...
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J. P. Dunbar: A Story of Wall Street (Classic Reprint) William Cadwalader Hudson No preview available - 2018 |
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