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Chapter II

           

           "Ilikebookkeepingandarithmetic,"heobserved."Iwanttogetoutandgettowork,though.That’swhatIwanttodo."

           "You’reprettyyoung,myson,"observedhisuncle."You’reonlyhowoldnow?Fourteen?"

           "Thirteen."

           "Well,youcan’tleaveschoolmuchbeforesixteen.You’lldobetterifyoustayuntilseventeenoreighteen.Itcan’tdoyouanyharm.Youwon’tbeaboyagain."

           "Idon’twanttobeaboy.Iwanttogettowork."

           "Don’tgotoofast,son.You’llbeamansoonenough.Youwanttobeabanker,doyou?"

           "Yes,sir!"

           "Well,whenthetimecomes,ifeverythingisallrightandyou’vebehavedyourselfandyoustillwantto,I’llhelpyougetastartinbusiness.IfIwereyouandweregoingtobeabanker,I’dfirstspendayearorsoinsomegoodgrainandcommissionhouse.There’sgoodtrainingtobehadthere.You’lllearnalotthatyououghttoknow.And,meantime,keepyourhealthandlearnallyoucan.WhereverIam,youletmeknow,andI’llwriteandfindouthowyou’vebeenconductingyourself."

           Hegavetheboyaten-dollargoldpiecewithwhichtostartabank-account.And,notstrangetosay,helikedthewholeCowperwoodhouseholdmuchbetterforthisdynamic,self-sufficient,sterlingyouthwhowasanintegralpartofit.

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