Nothing Ventured (William Warwick #1)

by Jeffrey Archer

‘You’ll remember Mark Twain’s comment about his father,’ said Beth as they stepped off the bus. ‘ “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he’d learnt in seven years.” ’

‘The meaning derives from an organist pulling out the stops of his instrument to increase the volume.’

Meaning of “Pull out all stops “

‘Reputation is the shield of the righteous in difficult times,’