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The differences between "young" Royce and "old" Bunnett had a dramatic quality that stirred even the wearied indifference of Stamp and Co. 's counting-house to simple efforts in psychological analysis.
Young Royce was dark, square, and determined; a reasoned boaster, who verified his boasts by action. When he made what sounded like a very rash assertion, it was bad policy to contradict, and quite fatal to bet against him.