The fortune left by M. de Rothschild amounts , it is said, to above £25,000,000. A far larger sum had been mentioned at first, but cooler calculations have reduced the figure. So it has been with many actions and witty sayings ascribed to him, and which have been either greatly exaggerated or merely invented. Of these anecdotes the name is Legion. The following, however, is authentic. One day a gentleman entered his office. The baron, who was writing, eaid, without raising his eyes, and with the German accent he never got rid of, •' Take a chair, sir." The gentleman, unaccustomed to this free and easy way, said, " I beg your pardon, sir, lam Count ." " Well, then, take two chairs," replied the baron, without ceasing to write.
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Southland Times, Issue 1105, 10 February 1869, Page 2
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125Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Southland Times, Issue 1105, 10 February 1869, Page 2
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