He used it so effectively that, although he was then making only $12,000 a year, he accumulated a great fortune, and retired from active business while still a young man.

• 虽然他当 时的年收入仅有1.；2万美元，他仍迅速累积了一大笔财富，而 且以壮年之姿功成身退，隐身于繁忙的幕前作业之后。