"That is eighty-two millions more than you would require."
"The money is the least part. What I stand in need of is well-known men for the administration, for the result of the whole undertaking rests upon the zeal, the capability, the intelligence of the governing body."
"Well, such men are not difficult to find if there is a prospect of a good dividend."
"The dividend is not to be despised. The bonus to each member of the administration will be, yearly, five or six thousand gulden."
"Really? What a nice income!—a stroke of luck for those who are chosen."
"Well, I have chosen you for a member, my worthy friend."
"An honor, a great honor for me; but how much must I put down before I am admitted?"
"Neither before nor after shall you be asked to put down anything. The only condition is that every member of the administration must hold one thousand shares."
"That means paying in a deal of money, my young friend."
"I didn't say a word of paying in; I only spoke of holding."