Q. Has it any rivals?
A. Certainly; the Turf and the Card-room.
Q. In your opinion, is the Stock Exchange preferable to the alternatives you have mentioned?
A. It is, as it is more business-like, and consequently more respectable.
Q. Has politics anything to do with speculation at Capel Court?
A. To a certain extent; but a good unscrupulous untruth is better than the tottering of kingdoms.
Q. Is the dissemination of false news permissible?
A. Only by operators for the rise or fall.
Q. What is a flutter?
A. The performance of a financial operation with the assistance of a tossed-up halfpenny.