Love England

I also invited Mr. Watson and his sister, Miss Watson—you remember Mr. Watson of the Watson Financial Guarantee Company I told you about last month, who was half a banker and a Such a lovely young man, I think Fanny knows some decent young men; Miss Watson is a lady too, and I hear she's got a dowry of ten thousand pounds--and then, John, you note Li said that Mr. Lawyer came to talk about investment matters. I think it would be good to invite Mr. Watson to listen to his opinion, which may be helpful to you. "Mr. Thornton frowned, and no longer entangled with his mother in the discussion. He knew his mother's intentions. It seemed that this Mr. Watson had been chosen by Mrs. Thornton as Fanny's future husband, and this Watson Miss is another arrangement made by Mrs. Thornton for himself. Other things are just excuses. I don’t know how Fanny will think about such a thing. Fortunately, Mr. Henry Lennox can be used as an excuse, and Thorn Mr. Dunn didn't have to socialize with Miss Watson. It was ironic that he didn't expect that the person he hated would become his life-saving straw tonight.

Mr. Henry Lennox arrived at the appointed time, and he greeted Mrs. and Miss Thornton with great respect and courtesy.Mr. Thornton shook hands with the lawyer with a cold face as always, and Mrs. Thornton had suffered from lawyers because of her dead husband. She believed that the death of old Mr. Thornton had something to do with those lawyers, so she treated all lawyers with respect. There is a deep prejudice that they are poor and live by squeezing their clients dry.Now, for Mr. Bell's sake, she received Mr. Henry Lennox with the utmost politeness--with no expression.Miss Thornton, on the other hand, seemed overly elated. She was very happy to see that the agreement with Mr. Henry at the London Expo had been fulfilled.Mrs. Thornton heard her daughter call her "Mr. Henry" instead of "Mr. Lennox" so affectionately. She resisted the urge to glance down from the corner of her mouth, and invited the lawyer to enter the door without losing courtesy. Mr. and Ms. Watson followed closely behind, making the whole atmosphere more relaxed.

Mr. Watson, the speculator, looked to be about thirty-five years old, but he was younger than he looked. He was about the same height as Mr. Thornton, and his body was bloated. There is no relative relationship, but fortunately, this person is quite like a gentleman in his conversation and temperament, and can be regarded as humorous, which is more pleasing than appearance.Miss Watson was the exact opposite in stature of her brother, thin, plain, and stiff-faced, and though only three years older than Miss Thornton, she had, like Mrs. The worth of ten thousand pounds matches, which makes people so awe-inspiring that they are not interested.

Mr. Watson soon paid attention to the lively and beautiful Miss Thornton, while Miss Thornton's mind was on the handsome and elegant lawyer, but due to the pressure of his mother, he reluctantly got along with Watson. Mr. Watson chatted a few words, but just these few chats, Mr. Watson is already satisfied and proud.In contrast, Mr. Thornton's behavior towards Miss Watson made Mrs. Thornton even more dissatisfied. The mother tried to facilitate the conversation between Miss Watson and his son several times, but all failed. After talking about the topic of snow in Milton in winter, it was really frozen like winter, and every time the lawyer joined their conversation, and then Miss Thornton joined in, it turned winter into spring .For this reason, Mr. Thornton is very grateful to Mr. Henry Lennox for helping him out of the siege, but Mr. Lawyer's behavior also caused Mrs. Thornton's heart to be more dissatisfied with him.In Mr. Thornton's opinion, this Mr. Henry Lennox is worthy of being a good hand in the London society. He can get along well with her sister and Miss Watson, and he can talk well with Mr. Watson, even Mr. Watson It turned out that the lawyer still knew his father—the old Mr. Watson who had passed away for five years. At that time, Mr. Henry Lennox had just graduated from law school, and his mentor was to help the old Mr. Watson Drafted wills, and he is also an assistant attorney in this matter.Six months after the drafting of the will, Mr. Watson Sr. passed away. Except for the property of [-] pounds left to his daughter, all the estates were left to Mr. Watson.At that time, Mr. Henry Lennox had already left his teacher's firm to start his own business, and has become a prestigious lawyer in London until now.

Mr. Henry Lennox's hard-working experience really made Mr. Thornton admire him, which somewhat eliminated his previous aversion to him, but what he doesn't know now is what kind of attitude this very attractive lawyer has towards Cali. Why does this person love his sister so much and never refuse Fanny's attention and even ambiguous flirting?Fortunately, Mr. Watson and his mother did not notice this, otherwise there was another bloody storm.In addition, Mr. Lawyer is also very attentive to Miss Watson, which makes Fanny somewhat dissatisfied, and Mr. Thornton's final judgment on this phenomenon is that Mr. Henry Lennox is "a bowl of wine" to the ladies. The water is level"——"Maybe this is London's style of communication!" Thinking of this, Mr. Thornton's confusion was also dispelled, although it was not his confusion about Mr. Lawyer and Cali.He originally wanted to ask about Cali's situation, but it was really difficult to ask, especially to this lawyer.He hoped that others, even Mr. Henry Lennox himself, would bring up Cali's situation, but no one mentioned it all night, as if Cali had been forgotten, which made him feel like ants crawling. .Mr. Henry Lennox was the center of the dinner till its close, entertaining everyone with a few well-mannered compliments and making even Mrs. Thornton and Miss Watson sick with a few innocuous jokes. He covered his mouth and smiled, and talked about new things in London, which aroused the attention of the servants waiting on the side. Everyone was very happy to have this lawyer present all night, and even Mrs. Thornton had to admit it in her heart.After the dinner, the ladies went to rest in the living room led by Mrs. Thornton, and the gentlemen were invited by Mr. Thornton to his study to discuss the factory and investment affairs.

Mr. Henry Lennox, as Mr. Bell's agent, explained Mr. Bell's intentions to Mr. Thornton: On the day when Mr. Bell originally went to London to participate in the Expo with everyone, he received a letter from an old friend requesting Meet him that morning.After seeing Mr. Bell, this old friend told him that he had an opportunity to make a lot of money, and hoped that he would invest in a gold mine in Africa. Now that he had no capital to mine, this old friend would pay the company in the form of corporate bonds. Investors raise funds, and the bond interest is quite high. If investors who buy bonds in the future are optimistic about the prospects of gold mines, the debt can also be converted into equity.Out of morality, Mr. Bell subscribed for part of the bonds, and this old friend also asked Mr. Bell to introduce him to other investors.Because the purchase time of the mining right of the gold mine is limited, this old friend hopes to get together the start-up funds for the gold mine as soon as possible.Mr. Bell first thought of Mr. Thornton. If this old friend can really mine gold as he said, it will be a very good opportunity to make money, which will also be of great benefit to the development of Mr. Thornton's factory.

After the lawyer finished his explanation, Mr. Thornton remained silent, but Mr. Watson responded enthusiastically: "Today is really a coincidence. My company has just subscribed for the bond of that gold mine. I think it is A very good investment opportunity, don't miss it, Mr. Thornton!"

Mr. Thornton still didn't answer. It seems that the meeting of factory owners this morning also talked about foreign speculation, but he is an industrialist and not a speculator. His father ruined himself because of the failure of speculation, and the whole family went bankrupt. Finally died of depression.The Thornton family fell into the abyss of debt due to his father's speculation, bankruptcy, and death, and his mother took him and his sister to live a hard life.Little Thornton has taken on the responsibility of paying off his father's debts and revitalizing the Thornton family since he was a teenager. In the end, he did it. This is how he has achieved his achievements and status in Milton today. He cannot be like his father Repeat the same mistakes.Mr. Thornton stood up suddenly from his seat, and walked a few steps by the window. The two gentlemen just watched him, waiting for his reply.

"You know Mr. Lennox," said Mr. Thornton in a deep voice, "we met at the London Exposition, where I ordered some of the newest looms, very expensive, and I have not are studying the condition of those machines. My capital is invested in those machines, and I have always been very conservative in speculative business. Gentlemen, have you ever thought that if the gentleman who owns the so-called gold mine did not If the gold is mined, that gentleman will not be able to pay the interest, and even the principal will not be able to repay us, and the bonds we subscribed to are just a pile of waste paper.”

Mr. Watson said at this time: "Mr. Thornton, high returns mean high risks. Besides, my friend in Africa wrote that there is a high possibility that this gold mine contains gold, and many people are coveting this gold mine. What! I think this opportunity is very rare, I suggest that you should really think about it!"

"Mr. Thornton, I think what Mr. Watson said is very reasonable, and Mr. Bell has always been a cautious person. He will not recommend such investment information to you without reason. I think this is a very important decision. You You should think about it a lot, so as not to miss the opportunity. Mr. Bell also knows your character very well, and he will give you a few days to think about it, but not too long, after all, time is tight." Mr. Lennox said.

"Thank you for your suggestions, gentlemen. I will think about it carefully." Mr. Thornton finally said, and the meeting in the study ended here. After the gentlemen returned to the living room, they were greeted with joy by several ladies.In the ensuing chat like a French salon, Mr. Thornton kept thinking about this speculation and had no intention of participating in the chat. Until Mr. Watson and Mr. Lennox parted, he advised him to seize this opportunity. In addition, Mr. Watson also invited him to his home as a guest, and even the unsmiling Miss Watson also invited him.

When calm was restored in the house, Mr. Thornton was alone in his study, to dwell on the speculation alone. "What would she advise if Cali were here? She always has a great insight and she keeps everything going! Damn it, I can't think about her anymore! Because she's dying! I'll never see it again She's gone! Damn it!" Mr. Thornton couldn't help punching the wall as he thought about it, leaving a few drops of blood on the wall...