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Later Mr. Searles and Colonel Harris were to meet in London , and then , if everything was mutually satisfactory , all parties were to affix their signatures to the agreement , and the cash payment was to be made at the London office of Guerney & Barring . Wednesday , Colonel Harris rose early as had been his habit from childhood . He was exacting in his family , and also as a manager of labor . Every morning at six o'clock all the family had to be at the breakfast table . Colonel Harris always asked the blessing . Its merit was its brevity : sometimes he only said -- `` Dear Lord , make us grateful and good to-day . Amen . ''