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Notes were dictated , messengers hurried away with them , men called , who listened to curt orders and vanished . An hour passed and he gave orders that no one should be admitted until further notice . `` N.O. & G. is stationary around 59 , '' he said , offering a cigar . `` The directors meet at noon . They will pass the dividend . They think to shake out your 45,000 shares and a lot more in small holdings . In all I own 35,000 shares , so that together we control 80,000 out of 200,000 .