A financier had a wide reputation as a man difficult to separate from his money. A couple of promoters approached him one day and tried to sell him on a scheme they had.
The financier talked with them for a while but said he could give them no definite answer as yet. Telling them that he would communicate with them in a few days, he showed them out of the office.
One of the promoters seemed quite optimistic and voiced the opinion to his partner that he thought the financier was pretty well sold on their proposition.
"I don't know," replied the other skeptically. "He seemed too suspicious to me. Didn't you notice that, after shaking hands with me, he started to count his fingers?"
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