"
"The obvious thing to do," remarked Quincy, "is to invest it at once, so
that it will begin paying you interest."
"That is just what I wished to see you about," responded Lindy. "How
would you advise me to invest it?" she asked.
"I would not presume," replied Quincy, "to give positive advice in such
a case. I would go either to Foss & Follansbee, or Braithwaite & Mellen,
or perhaps Rothwell Brothers & Co., look over the securities they have
for sale and make my own selection, if I were in your place."
Lindy was manifestly disappointed at Quincy's polite refusal to
recommend any particular security, but she evidently realized that
further argument or entreaty would be useless, so she quickly changed
the subject by remarking that her mother had considerable money
invested, but that she was a woman who never took any advice and never
gave any.
"I wonder who my mother is going to leave her money to? Do you know, Mr.
Sawyer?"
Quincy replied that he did not. "But she did tell me that by the terms
of your brother's will you were not to inherit it."
"Well, if you ever find out," said Lindy, "you will tell me, won't you,
Mr.
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