“Are you thinking of any new branches, Isaac?”
“I may have a look at Arundel.”
“Isaac.” She paused to frame her question carefully. “I suppose there are some shops at Arundel now.”
“I’ve got to see to that.”
“If you open——I suppose the old shops get hurt. What becomes of the people if they do get hurt?”
“That’s their look-out,” said Sir Isaac.
“Isn’t it bad for them?”
“Progress is Progress, Elly.”
“It is bad for them. I suppose——Wouldn’t it be sometimes kinder if you took over the old shop—made a sort of partner of him, or something?”
Sir Isaac shook his head. “I want younger men,” he said. “You can’t get a move on the older hands.”