"
"It has set me up in business," said Paul, "and I am sure to make
money. But I am getting out of stock. I must go round and buy
some more neckties to-morrow."
"How much do you pay for your ties, Paul?" asked his mother.
"One shilling; I sell them for two. That gives me a good
profit."
"I wonder whether I couldn't make them?" said Mrs. Hoffman. "I
find there is no sewing at present to be got, and, besides," she
added, "I think I would rather work for you than for a stranger."
"There is no need of your working, mother. I can earn enough to
support the family."
"While I have health I would prefer to work, Paul."
"Then I will bring round some of the ties to-morrow. I have two
or three kinds. There is nothing very hard about any of them. I
think they would be easy to make."
"That will suit me much better than making shirts."
"Suppose I admit you to the firm, mother? I can get a large
signboard, and have painted on it:
PAUL HOFFMAN AND MOTHER, DEALERS IN NECKTIES.
How would that sound?"
"I think I would leave the business part in your hands, Paul."
"I begin to feel like a wholesale merchant already," said Paul.
"Who knows but I may be one some day?"
"Many successful men have begun as low down," said his mother;
"with energy and industry much may be accomplished.
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