Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 36 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 37 to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t 38 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 39. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 40 what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 41.
It was just after the war. Raw materials(原料) were not enough, and Jack saw a 42 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 43 plenty of money.
