_Hon. Secretary_.—DAVID CRIMP, Esq.
Archæological Adviser.—Dr. SPIEGELMANN, Berlin.
Then the prospectus! Treasure-hunting too long left to individual and
uneducated enterprise. Need of organised and instructed effort.
Examples of treasure easily to be had. Grave of Alaric. Golden chain of
Cuzco. Galleons of Vigo Bay. Loot of Delphi. Straits of Salamis.
Advice of most distinguished foreign experts already secured. Paid-up
capital, a 6 and as many 0’s as the resources of the printing
establishment can command. The public will rush in by the myriad. And I
am also sketching a
‘Disinterested Association for Securing the Rights of Foundlings,’ again
with Monte Cristo in the chair. David, you have saved a few pounds; in
the confidence of unofficial moments you have confessed as much (though
not exactly _how_ much) to me. Will you neglect one of those
opportunities which only genius can discover, but which the humble
capitalist can help to fructify? With thirty, nay, with twenty pounds, I
can master this millionaire and tame this Earthly Providence. Behind us
lies penury and squalor, before us glitters jewelled opulence. You will
be at 1542 Park Lane to-morrow _with the dibs_?—Yours expectantly,