"Yes, sir; perfectly."
"You consented to take a share in a venture was sending out to Rotterdam?"
"Yes, sir."
"I have just received a statement of it, and, you are interested, I have called you in to let you know how it has turned out."
"Thank you, sir," said Henry, eagerly.
"I find that, after deducting all expenses, your share of the profits will amount to one hundred dollars."
"One hundred dollars!" exclaimed Henry, in astonishment and delight.
"Yes. I think we have been very successful."
Henry felt flattered by that word "we." It seemed to associate him, humble office boy as he was, with the eminent merchant who employed him.
"That is better than the savings-bank, sir," said Henry.