Question

How did Mr. Gathergold make his fortune? *

Answer 1

Gathergold, which was his name, had set up as a shopkeeper and, being sharp in business matters, had become so very rich that it would have taken him a hundred years only to count his wealth. ... Quite a few years earlier, a young man born in the valley had settled at a distant seaport to become an established shopkeeper.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Gathergold was a young man when he left his native valley and settled at a distant seaport. He set up there as a shopkeeper. He was very sharp in business matters and therefore became very rich in a very short span of time.