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"Well, it's this way, Sir Walter, and your Highness," he said, "I—I can't say whether any of that stock has been transferred or not. The fact is, I've been speculating a little on margin, and I've put up that stock as security, and, for all I know, I may have been sold out by my brokers. WELL IT'S THIS WAY SIR WALTER AND YOUR HIGHNESS HE SAID I CAN'T SAY WHETHER ANY OF THAT STOCK HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED OR NOT THE FACT IS I'VE BEEN SPECULATING A LITTLE ON MARGIN AND I'VE PUT UP THAT STOCK AS SECURITY AND FOR ALL I KNOW I MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT BY MY BROKERS
 had all the wealth of the Indies we’d have difficulty in paying you the sums you demand.” “But I am only president of the company,” explained Charon. “I’d like, as president, to show you some courtesy, and I’m perfectly willing to do so; but when it comes down to giving you a vessel like that, I’m bound by my official oath to consider the interest of the stockholders. It isn’t as it used to be when I had boats to hire in my own behalf alone. In those days I had nobody’s interest but my own to look after. Now the ships all belong to the Styx Navigation Company. Can’t you see the difference?” “You own all the stock, don’t you?” insisted Raleigh. “I don’t know,” Charon answered, blandly. “I haven’t seen the transfer-books lately.” “But you know that you did own every share of it, and that you haven’t sold any, don’t you?” put in Hamlet. Charon was puzzled for a moment, but shortly his face cleared, and Sir Walter’s heart sank, for it was evident that the old fellow could not be cornered.  BUT ON WHAT TERMS EXPOSTULATED RALEIGH IF WE HAD ALL THE WEALTH OF THE INDIES WE'D HAVE DIFFICULTY IN PAYING THE SUMS YOU DEMAND BUT I AM ONLY PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY EXPLAINED CHARON I LIKE AS PRESIDENT TO SHOW YOU SOME COURTESY AND I'M PERFECTLY WILLING TO DO SO BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO GIVING YOU A VESSEL LIKE THAT I'M BOUND BY MY OFFICIAL OATH TO CONSIDER THE INTEREST OF THE STOCKHOLDERS IT ISN'T AS IT USED TO BE WHEN I HAD BOATS TO HIRE IN MY OWN BEHALF ALONE IN THOSE DAYS I HAD NOBODY'S INTEREST BUT MY OWN TO LOOK AFTER NOW THE SHIPS ALL BELONG TO THE STICKS NAVIGATION COMPANY CAN'T YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE YOU OWN ALL THE STOCK DON'T YOU INSISTED RALEIGH I DON'T KNOW KAREN ANSWERED BLANDLY I HAVEN'T SEEN THE TRANSFER BOOKS LATELY BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU DID OWN EVERY SHARE OF IT AND THAT YOU HAVEN'T SOLD ANY DON'T YOU PUT IN HAMLET CHEIRON WAS PUZZLED FOR A MOMENT BUT SHORTLY HIS FACE CLEARED AND SIR WALTER'S HEART SANK FOR IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE OLD FELLOW COULD NOT BE CORNERED
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