G· C·—I will have you discharged from the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company.
GROSVENOR—(Goes on his knees and shrieks) Oh, say not so!
G· C·—Ah ha! but I do say so.
GROSVENOR—Oh, be merciful as you are strong. Beat me, ruin me, kill me, but do not let me leave the Alton.
G· C·—Then do as I command you; become a commonplace young man.