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Chapter i. Introductory. Frank at Home - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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" One Man in his Time Plays Many Parts. "— Shakespeare. " That's a promising son of yours," said a noble candidate for senatorial honors to a gentleman whose political opinions happened to accord with those of the speaker. "If the hopeful promises of youth were ever sure of fulfilment, my lord,—"...
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Chapter ii. Frank an Orphan - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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In social or commercial life, how many and momentous are the changes which sometimes take place in the brief space of a few years. Two years are numbered with the past. So are all the scenes and some of the actors just named. The house of long standing and the respected proprietor, who devoted mo...
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Chapter v. Pleasure and Pain.—Hope and Disappointment
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How was the first month after my arrival in London occupied? Let truth, in the following brief narrative, reply. In three days I had had enough of Honest John, Amy, and the sofa-bedstead, Each in that brief space had contributed so much to my comfort that a relaxation, if not of good things, at l...
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Chapter vii. Frank's First Appearance on the Stage of Commerce - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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At nine o'clock on the morning of the appointed day I entered the establishment of Messrs. Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. The house was an extensive one—one of the largest of its class in the city of London. The business of the firm was that of wholesale silk, Manchester, Scotch, and general wareh...
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Chapter ix. Authorship.—Budding Shoots from Early Taste - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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" Determine your future course, boys, and steadfastly pursue it!" Such were the words once addressed by a self-instructed genius to his three sons, who subsequently became distinguished characters in their respective professions. Here, as in hundreds of cases in the world, the young men had the a...
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Chapter xi. Effect of a Little Legacy - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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My first volume of poems, from the publication of which I anticipated great results , had been before the public—or might have been in that proud position, had the desire of the public on the subject corresponded with that of the author—nearly four months. This was the work, the success of which ...
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Chapter xii. A Large House on a Little Foundation, or Aiming at Great Things Before Little ones have been Accomplished
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At the close of my connexion with the house of Fountain, Pillar and Branch, I became an interested witness in one of those suicidal performances which occasionally take place in the commercial world. It is well known—at least in the United Kingdom—that eminent mercantile establishments, like stur...
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Chapter xiii. A Few Years on the Road - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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On the commercial demise of the firm of Reckless, Venture, and Bounce, three of the late warehousemen of of that defunct establishment received an intimation from their former employers that they might, if they chose, return to the old house. I happened to be one of the favored three. But my mind...
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Chapter xv. Money—Money—Money - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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" What a pleasant thing it is to be making money . Yes; it is a pleasant thing to be making money rapidly , but excess of pleasure in the process sometimes makes the business dangerous as well as pleasant. In my case, let me give the reader the true features of the event in the chronological orde...
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Chapter xvi. The Tide Has Flowed.—It Now Ebbs - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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What an unpleasant thing it is to be losing money . Look at this picture, as you have already looked on that. I have just given, from personal experience, a few dashes from the pen of one who found it a very pleasant thing to be making money . A regard for truth, rather than the love of an altere...
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Chapter xvii. Another Stage in Life - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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Home. How delightful a thing it is to return home after a long absence—especially if that home be a happy one. At this period I was the welcomed tenant, not only tenant but master of such a home. Those readers who have followed me through the previous stages of my career, and to whom the leading ...
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Chapter xviii. Happiness.—The Best Stage of All - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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" I Thank God for this severe affliction." With some persons it is usual to return thanks to God for benefits received. I am not aware of ever having omitted the like duty for any special act or acts of kindness conferred on me by man , though unfortunately I have no doubt whatever of having agai...
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Note. —The vast number of persons in the United Kingdom who have relatives in the Colonies, and the great difficulty of obtaining any Australian Work of Reference, cannot fail to make the following pages at least useful, if not valuable, in every first-class Hotel, Institution, or Commercial Esta...
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Artists in Photography - Number One; or, The Way of the World
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