human
I'd give £50,000 to have my way here for a few hours, Henderson,
gpt
I'd give twice that to feel that I had what I deemed myself to possess yesterday, said Sir James Henderson.
human
What would you like to do, Kingsley?
gpt
Clear the streets, the great bullion broker replied.
human
Get some troops and Maxims, and declare the City in a state of siege for eight-and-forty hours. Pass a short Act of Parliament prohibiting people from dealing in stocks and shares for a week. By that time the panic would have allayed itself and folks regained their sanity. As it is, thousands are going to be ruined. Every share in the South African market is absurdly inflated, and, even if the disaster is small, prices must keep low. But there is worse coming than that, my friend.