"If he'll go in for the thing he'd be one of us, and there would be no borrowing then. He'll join us if he's as clever as they say, because he'll see his way to making a couple of million of dollars out of it. If he'd take the trouble to run over and show himself in San Francisco, he'd make double that. The moneyed men would go in with him at once, because they know that he understands the game and has got the pluck. A man who has done what he has by financing in Europe,--by George! there's no limit to what he might do with us. We're a bigger people than any of you and have more room. We go after bigger things, and don't stand shilly-shally on the brink as you do. But Melmotte pretty nigh beats the best among us. Anyway he should come and try his luck, and he couldn't have a bigger thing or a safer thing than this. 
"If he'll go in for the thing he'd be one of us, and there would be no borrowing. He'll join us if he's as clever as they say, because he'll see his way to making a couple of million dollars. If he'd take the trouble to go over to San Francisco, he'd make double that. The moneyed men would go in with him at once, because they know that he understands the game. By George! there's no limit to what he might do with us. We're a bigger people than you; we go after bigger things, and don't shilly-shally on the brink as you do. But Melmotte pretty nigh beats us. Anyway he couldn't have a bigger or a safer thing than this. 