If we are destined to accomplish something, then everything in the past is merely a prologue.
——Shakespeare "The Tempest"
In the London Stock Exchange, Lionel bowed his head and quietly listened to Arthur's plan. The heart of this Jewish young master was like an ancient well undisturbed. Neither a trace of a smile nor the slightest hint of sorrow appeared on his face.
He merely gripped his silver-plated round-headed cane, gently stamping it on the hall floor, and lightly shook his head at Arthur. He softly muttered: "Arthur, we are certainly friends, so if you want Rothschild to provide an interest-free loan, ten thousand pounds, twenty thousand pounds, that's no problem. But this isn't about tens of thousands of pounds. If I truly do as you say, and if the situation in Greenwich doesn't develop as we expect, then the efforts of Rothschild in Britain for the past ten to twenty years will be ruined today."
