“What’s that got to do with it?”
“Everything, I should think. You examined it—didn’t you?—and should know.”
“Yes, but nobody has asked me for an opinion. The company’s engineer attends to that.”
“What do you think yourself, Phil?”
“I don’t think. I’m not paid to think. The other fellow does the thinking and I do the selling.”
“What does Mr. Eggleston say?”
“He doesn’t say. He isn’t paid for saying. What he wants is his six per cent, and that’s what we’ve got to earn. This new deal earns it.”
“Does the trust company know anything about the mine?”
“Why, of course, everything. Those fellows don’t need a guardian. They’ve got the mining engineer’s sworn certificate, and they trust to that and——”