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I doubt whether I should have sufficient genius left to discover a new piano-hammer , and I entertain still more serious doubts as to your ability to invent a panacea that will render the whole world happy and make you richer instead of poorer . _ Ergo _ , we 'll shut up shop . In Hoboken we 'll sing Yankee Doodle and as we pass the Statue of Liberty The Star Spangled Banner , in token of farewell , and then off we go ! If things turn out better than we anticipate , we can come back , but this is my last word for the present : At noon the following notice will be posted at all the entrances and in all the rooms of our factory : ` Three thousand workmen are herewith dismissed ; wages will be paid for a fortnight longer , when the factory will be closed indefinitely . ' By the way , are you going to the Stock Exchange to-day ? '' `` I 'm not in a mood for the Stock Exchange , father . If that is your last word , then my last word is : I am your partner -- '' `` So much the worse , '' said the father . ''