"No doubt you are right. I will be guided by your advice."
When Solon Talbot was introduced to Mr. Rockwell he made a deferential bow.
"I am honored in making your acquaintance, Mr. Rockwell," he said.
"Thank you, sir."
The banker would have been more cordial but for what he had heard from Mark.
"How long have you owned this stock, Mr. Talbot?" inquired Mr. Rockwell.
"Three years."
"It is not held in your name."
"No; it belongs to the estate of my late father-in-law, Elisha Doane."
"I take it that you are the executor of the estate."