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Pan Demos, v. 1, issue 2, March 1949
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ment, I must say!" His companion began a long explanation about the meridian, and the sun's time, and ship's time, and Greenwich time, to which Peter gave but a very intermittent attention, so stupefied did he feel at this unwelcome discovery. "It's a curious thing to think of," the other was saying thoughtfully, "that a man by simply making a voyage like this, should make a clear gain of several hours which he would never have had at all if he had stayed at home!" "I would much rather be without them," said Peter. "I find it quite difficult enough to spend the time as it is; and how on earth can I spend any more, I don't know!" "Why spend it, then?" asked his friend quietly. "What else am I to do with it?" "What else? See here, my friend; when you have an amount of spare cash that you've no immediate use for, you don't let it lie idle at home, do you? You pay it in to your credit at a bank, and let it remain on deposit till you do want it -- eh? Well, then, why not treat your spare time as you would your spare cash. Do you see what I mean?" "Not altogether," confessed Peter, considerably puzzled. "It's simple enough, nowadays. For instance, the establishment I have the honor to be connected with -- the Anglo-Australian Joint Stock Time Bank, Limited -- confines itself, as you are doubt less aware, almost entirely to that class of business." "Ah!" said Peter, no more enlightened than before, "does it indeed? Would you mind explaining what particular class of business it carries on? I don't quite understand." "Bless my soul, sir!" said the Manager, rather irritably, you must be uncommonly ignorant of financial matters not to have heard of this before! However, I will try to make it clear to you. I dare say you have heard that 'Time is money?' Very well, all our operations are conducted on that principal. We are prepared to make advances, 43
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ment, I must say!" His companion began a long explanation about the meridian, and the sun's time, and ship's time, and Greenwich time, to which Peter gave but a very intermittent attention, so stupefied did he feel at this unwelcome discovery. "It's a curious thing to think of," the other was saying thoughtfully, "that a man by simply making a voyage like this, should make a clear gain of several hours which he would never have had at all if he had stayed at home!" "I would much rather be without them," said Peter. "I find it quite difficult enough to spend the time as it is; and how on earth can I spend any more, I don't know!" "Why spend it, then?" asked his friend quietly. "What else am I to do with it?" "What else? See here, my friend; when you have an amount of spare cash that you've no immediate use for, you don't let it lie idle at home, do you? You pay it in to your credit at a bank, and let it remain on deposit till you do want it -- eh? Well, then, why not treat your spare time as you would your spare cash. Do you see what I mean?" "Not altogether," confessed Peter, considerably puzzled. "It's simple enough, nowadays. For instance, the establishment I have the honor to be connected with -- the Anglo-Australian Joint Stock Time Bank, Limited -- confines itself, as you are doubt less aware, almost entirely to that class of business." "Ah!" said Peter, no more enlightened than before, "does it indeed? Would you mind explaining what particular class of business it carries on? I don't quite understand." "Bless my soul, sir!" said the Manager, rather irritably, you must be uncommonly ignorant of financial matters not to have heard of this before! However, I will try to make it clear to you. I dare say you have heard that 'Time is money?' Very well, all our operations are conducted on that principal. We are prepared to make advances, 43
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