“I think so, Mother. I confess I am not sure.”
“This country bank is a pretty small place, isn't it? Not big enough for my boy to prove his worth in.”
“It is quite big enough for that. That doesn't require a Rothschild's establishment.”
“But your decision must have been a very sudden one. You did not mention that you thought of such a thing. Not even to me.”
“It was sudden,” I answered. “I took the position on the spur of the moment.”
“But why? What led you to do it?”
“I don't know, Mother.”
“What influenced you? Has any one urged you?”
“George Taylor offered me the place some time ago. He urged me.”
“No one else?”