Broker Yachts
Percival was
a moderately successful stockbroker who dreamed of making the big money someday. He took
his friend out for a drive, and he chose the route carefully in order to impress on him
the possibilities of the brokerage business.
“Look at that yacht,” he said as they drove slowly past a marina.
“That
belongs to the senior partner at Merrill Lynch. That one over there is owned by
the head of Goldman, Sachs. And look at that huge yacht out there. That's the
pride and joy of the top seller at Prudential-Bache.”
His friend was silent. Percival turned to look at him and saw a pained look on his face.
“What's the matter?” Percival asked.
“I was just wondering,” his friend
said.
“Are there
any customers' yachts?”