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`` No , my boy , we wo n't do anything of the sort . Do n't forget that I 'm running this business . According to the contract made when you came of age , you may demand a million dollars upon severing your connection with the firm . This sum will be at your disposal at the bank to-day at noon , but not a cent more . What you do with it is a matter of complete indifference to me , but let me remind you that ordinarily when a man throws money out of the window , he at least likes to hear it drop . '' `` That surely can not be your last word , father , otherwise we must part . '' `` All right , my boy , let 's part till dinner-time .