He said:
"One of these is marked, 'Not to be examined until all written
communications which have been addressed to the Chair--if any--shall have
been read.' The other is marked 'THE TEST.' Allow me. It is worded--to
wit:
"'I do not require that the first half of the remark which was made to me
by my benefactor shall be quoted with exactness, for it was not striking,
and could be forgotten; but its closing fifteen words are quite striking,
and I think easily rememberable; unless THESE shall be accurately
reproduced, let the applicant be regarded as an impostor. My benefactor
began by saying he seldom gave advice to anyone, but that it always bore
the hallmark of high value when he did give it. Then he said this--and
it has never faded from my memory: 'YOU ARE FAR FROM BEING A BAD MAN--'"
Fifty Voices. "That settles it--the money's Wilson's! Wilson! Wilson!
Speech! Speech!"
People jumped up and crowded around Wilson, wringing his hand and
congratulating fervently--meantime the Chair was hammering with the gavel
and shouting:
"Order, gentlemen! Order! Order! Let me finish reading, please.
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