“To the top, naturally.”
“From anybody else that would sound blatant, Ban,” returned Tommy admiringly. “Somehow you get away with it. Are you as sincere as you act?”
“In so far as my intentions go. Of course, I may trip up and break myself in two.”
“No. You’ll always fall light. There’s a buoyancy about you.... But what about coming to the end of the path and finding nowhere else to proceed?”
“Paragon of wisdom, you have stated the situation. Now produce the answer.”
“More money?” inquired Tommy.
“More money. More opportunity.”
“Then you’ve got to aim at the executive end. Begin by taking a copy-desk.”
“At forty a week?”
“It isn’t so long ago that twenty-five looked pretty big to you, Ban.”