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I am the oldest man here , and my experience of shipping is , I hope , a little greater than that of the two gentlemen who spoke last . I have done my best for you , ladies and gentlemen , and we shall see whether you are going to endorse an indictment of my judgment and of my honour , if I am to take the last speaker seriously . This purchase is for your good . ` There is a tide in the affairs of men ' -- and I for one am not content , never have been , to stagnate . If that is what you want , however , by all means give your support to these gentlemen and have done with it . I tell you freights will go up before the end of the year ; the purchase is a sound one , more than a sound one -- I , at any rate , stand or fall by it . Refuse to ratify it , if you like ; if you do , I shall resign . ''