THE TWO INTERVIEWS- A CONTRAST.
!(g^hout anflfprenp^i<f th;dßpiae¥]^g ;Sdene-r-Man%tgeTt?'figaia66 at the. Ziani&of 3*31 ;|:^ .-. ?6m>M?jißte. :..o&-n i *** Manager ailcbverea sitting at ,tal&P A3 J Enter Mr Robinson J j^|h-toidW^ffcfeK : e ,#[an,age& (c^^nd L ex|gndjng^i2o^uid< iwifch ; cosdiaUty)&r^oad>day^Mffeßoßinßogj; ] so, gladwtoif.see ydtujixPrajfr I^kes^ae&tof jOome*ri^hi&motfning;?<i trnvdod sb-nk odi I 'Mr -^Bbbinkon '(taking^ 1 bhfatef Nifritfi ;tvtriii^M4uMtiori)^Yei^^oUM^iip by the : early strain, r ari'd {thougH^BfTn&fieW wen;.lo;6lc;M H fan'd'. Bee ; ho^^x&f s< WcBWBtanas;.:^! 'thuilcLmVareMlTß^m jingr ypursell fneedlefßlyfia^gatafljeu^tfsfcj oounjfc., ; Now yoif-ktio^jyejey .well thatiWa 2 : should Jtfev6r sendi iback,:anyl;papericoE> "j iyoiirsi": A gbod-iouqtomerj'lik&j y'ou~o^ j of the backbones- of ithe^cb'tintfy^ditfe ! what:-ifse would : <timskg be'ifHhof"c&aid' fiW I finfr tnfeaiia : tb;furhiSn*the v litti&lE&Jb^lo-idatiofiVovi-ev^equire^3l1 * Irso ' t aue °* jMake ypurseft J> gepfeclily^aiy. If a few i hl \ nd^^ < ?l:lS?M{v^9 ÜBands / wiU fe e of I any sewnce to you, you are quite welooine ! repbUtthe-'other. qay;that theHßanfc^eM | trying to get' you to traitef 6r l you'i?-&)unt Ito them. Of .coursel laughed at it, as 1 : knew you^were tstt^ataimolilarti^aßhe»ent ; to forsake i old : f nen'dsV CRisinc^^^feife- • glass of sherry and a biscuit? The-BiinfW : over i; the, foreyard, isn't itT-V.ivi-w " u/vt • Here's fortune. ~ ■■■' < IV ; &J \ - Manager (drinking)— Here's anotherl3d : a 'pound on , wool' '(they lingly);' ..". ;,'-..; ' ;'J.' ;.; i 'a ; . : .^;; j 1 Mr Rpbittson-eSo.ypvi. heard about .the offer made ( by the ,^-^nl£;,|bii J Yf&l t as youhave heard' about it,' l dbn'l fflmd telling; you they did mak£ me'a^very handsome , offer, but. you have alsf#ya I spoken, so liberally .that,; although I hayia > neyer 1 : ;taied' 'ypttt ; kindness^; fHnew J I ■ might .depend .upon it; : anil I ehouidn't think of Changing, ' ' rrr; ! '_ lJ4l i Manager— You; may rely upon, r.oiuupf ! sticking to thoeie ifrlio stick to usaswella* : you do. . -While thinking pi. it, Irfsujffi you don't.go.in for a few; of those' *^atu* ; tahi sections. They'll go high.iip be sure; | but theri'they^'bdund.^i^tPa^ ! mium in a week, and for my own.~pair^"^[ '< should not; be surprised to' see tliem at double ihe purohase money- in six-inontfils] Mr Robinsbn-^lt'a curious ; you sffould mention that, for to tell yott the irum, if : I could spare, a thousand pounds "ifc'aS " spec " I Bhould go in for ;l but X don't Beemyway-teit. : . . ,r : Manager — No difficultyriatiaUi.if ypwjtA really wish it ; but mind I do not advise^^T you officially. As a friend, and between^ ourselves, I think you could not do beitSr] You. can have the ; money at the .usual rate, and take your time about repayment. ' .. i
Mr Robinijon—- (after reflection): Dashed if I don't " try ifcU All right; I shall draw upon you . for the : purehaae money," and Bend you the deeds as soon as they are complete! •Now t ? must be» going.; Much ;.6bligedc f or, your .'kiridnespj and, by the way, -you may rely upon my . getting; myinewoneighbor^Mr/Joibieß/ M alter his mind about going 'to »ihe '^ m. . ■ Bank. ,:. ;\. ; J: . X -:i ;-.:■['. iihr^iiiv.av.-sK : Ah do; that's a'/gbbd'lftllow. Good* morning, :: ;Ahd (holding^thßj'dobr as Mr Robinson goes out) recSlleE'tiWan^ time, We: (shall* only -be- ttoo happy— — (Bows'him out). * . X > ? HScfiNE" 2^rThe>same t>arl6r.<T J. I : ) Periods May, 187911' Bant Manager- discovered vaitting like Doldrum, "with a gloomy law and dissatisfied air."' ;* — ' ;>i , Manage^aoiaoquise^Hangifr^jif^thuiga go; pn.Uke tiiia;, bapk ]man^eM (^m J nkf4 tp bej; provided, wjth a r bowi§ £ 'lpif_e j^td revolver to ! assistithem V their, juitei^iews with customers. These instructions about callings in all overaraftsiare. playing: the veEy^-devil. (Wiping; his^forehea'd); I^l thought that fellow Jones would have' put his fist in my face 'just now ; an r d yester- \, day there was Smith prancing about ther^ room like a madman, and; swearing loud enough' /or all the clerks* 'in the office to hear him. They did hear him, for I saw them all sniggering wheh ; h|> '>entsofis D — r it, here, comes .another^ ahd' (Bjottb voce), by.;JovejJthe one ;I ;i|ast. Vaht to S66.|f"Y , '{ . " > '." ( * ■■'-«-' - ;* (En%^Sj^^;3?^#!S yea™ " M -...; qlflgr mfa an ppenr 0: j-rlpttir.in his^andOib h .i.- »» Ah -j.i Manager (making. a. faint .attempt at a .welcome)— Good morn — ■-. — uti'j.'' ;1..->: Mr Robinson (angrily, without noticing the salutation)— I < got this from you' the day before yesterday.- ■'■-■_ ' ! ■■''' '<• <l Manager (inspecting :ilj and thfen with assumed carelessness) ~- Oh, ■ my notice about the overdraft (washing his hands with " inyisible soap ajidiiipe'rceptibl^ water.") Don't be alarmed, 1 my '' dear' ]V&^Roßinon ; it's only the usua) intimation TT .quito common, I assure you.-. Thero's no hurry—in* a day or two wiUdo^youiknbiry Take your own time. -. J'm ' Awfully sorry-rrr-? . .Mrlißobinson: "Sorry".! be hanged, " Take my own time "'■' andq -Si a< day or two}" 'indeed ! - Am I' to understand "'tfhat you' want me to pay off the Vhole, o£ "••iny _ overdraft, including thei ''■;'' '£1200 yoji advanced for these sections, in a day or
; Manager: You are really exciting yourselfunnecessarily. You must know that we would not, put you, to the slightest inconvenience, but our instructions, you B ee , . ...
Mr Kobinson : I see this : that by your palavering you have got me into a pretty mess. If it had not been for you I should not have had £3000, much less £10,000, overdraft. You have been always urging me to go in for this spec, and that, and offering to find the money ; and now,' at a time when you know it is absolute ruin to realise, you suddenly want the whole lot paid up "in a day or Or two." This is your (imitating manager's •, manner and voice), ' '.Recollect, my dear Mr Robinson, at any time we shall only be too.happy" — pshaw !. There ? u Jones, too, the man I persuaded 'to come to you after he had made up his mind to bank with 4 the- — -, tells me you have been down on him as well. Thank heaven, I can pull through, but it will kill him, "poor follow! ■■- s '• * Manager-^-(deprecatingly) Dpn't ? |be so hard upon us; Mr Rppiqsbii': Tfou 'must know—' „ •' !:ir i ij l s-.-a.j 5 ? r^n-.o
]Mr Robinson-r-(lauglimg aardonically) > "i Don't be hard upon you!" ConijJ| that's about the richest thing I've heard for many a year, ©ffmgfffifr ggo^ example of forbealsK)ef «3MWfc» -Mfli Well, if the money must be ? pajd n l.~au.ps p|)se itmvist, and there's 4n^eSd^oMfA QBie Patutahi seotiQn&,rj?ill ..felich^aboutj half what I gave for3fiem v (so i "muclX ,f6r.. your splendid tip), buttheytmust.go't.Sn? those insurance sharesr-^ihey ;,', are.^pnly worth two-thirds of Weir cSkt/'but^ley' must go, and the rest shall be made" 'up somehow. You need' not itrauble to open ajfresh account in rafterr^this month. I find your " liberal terms" only apply to times and seasons when they are njrtj-equired. I shall try the bank after all." One thing I~am~certain of, and th"at is that whether the other banks aremore liberal than yours or -not,. I shall liot give another manager a chance of inducing me to borrow, ,- three times as much as I want. Grood day. (Exit.) CERTAIN.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5425, 4 July 1879, Page 2
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