When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel

When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel

Some fishermen, seeking bait, stay up late and jack angleworms with a bull's-eye light. The big worms are abroad on the soil under cover of the darkness. Other fishermen get up early and dig while the dew is holding the smaller worms near the surface of the ground; in going after worms the shrewd operator makes the job easy for himself. Tasper BrittTwelve-per-cent Britttrimmed his slumber at both endswas owl and early bird, both, in his pursuit of the pence of the people, and got 'em coming and going. He was the money boss for the town of Egypt, and those who did not give him his per cent nickname called him Phay-ray-ohbut behind his back, of course. To his face his debt slaves bespoke his favor obsequiously. Seeing that nearly every Egyptian with collateral owed him money, Mr. Britt had no fault to find with his apparent popularity. He did believe, complacently, that he was popular. A man who was less sure of himself would not have dared to appear out, all at once, with his beard dyed purple-black and with a scratch wig to match. Men gasped when they came into his office in Britt Block, but men held their faces measurably under control even though their diaphragms fluttered; the need of renewing a notepaying a bonus for the privilegehelped supplicants to hold in any bubbling hilarity. Therefore, Mr. Britt continued to be assured that he was pretty generally all right, so far as the folks of Egypt were concerned. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 4733
Author: Day, Holman
Release Date: Apr 13, 2006
Format: eBook
Language: English