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... asked abruptly . " You can , Mr. Dunbar , " said the young man unhesitatingly , with a strong emphasis on the pronoun . " I owe everything to you . You took me in when I had neither friends nor influence . You have advanced me until I ...
... asked abruptly . " You can , Mr. Dunbar , " said the young man unhesitatingly , with a strong emphasis on the pronoun . " I owe everything to you . You took me in when I had neither friends nor influence . You have advanced me until I ...
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... asked : " What value would you put on the patent- right if some one wanted to buy it ? " " What value ? " repeated Percy , without raising his head . " Without it Universal would be worth only some parcels of land , a heap of scrap ...
... asked : " What value would you put on the patent- right if some one wanted to buy it ? " " What value ? " repeated Percy , without raising his head . " Without it Universal would be worth only some parcels of land , a heap of scrap ...
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... asked that question , even if I knew from him , as I do , that he is selling or has sold . " " He is at liberty to discuss his own busi- ness , " said Van Zandt shortly . " However , I break neither rule nor betray secrets in say- ing ...
... asked that question , even if I knew from him , as I do , that he is selling or has sold . " " He is at liberty to discuss his own busi- ness , " said Van Zandt shortly . " However , I break neither rule nor betray secrets in say- ing ...
Page 48
... asked the president . " Hardly that . We have some machines to get out on contract time . That break in the engine room threw us out of three days . We're getting big enough here to have two engines against a break in one . " " It is ...
... asked the president . " Hardly that . We have some machines to get out on contract time . That break in the engine room threw us out of three days . We're getting big enough here to have two engines against a break in one . " " It is ...
Page 50
... am going to ask you to put in me . For I am going to ask you to trust me blindly , to ask you not so seek to know more than I now tell you . It will be asking you to put your financial honor in my hands and 50 J. P. DUNBAR.
... am going to ask you to put in me . For I am going to ask you to trust me blindly , to ask you not so seek to know more than I now tell you . It will be asking you to put your financial honor in my hands and 50 J. P. DUNBAR.
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