Marvin Miller: Michael Anthony

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Anthony enters an outdoor area to witness Tipton working on his miniature Japanese rock garden. Tipton is off-camera with only his gloved hands visible to the viewers]  You sent for me, sir?

  John Beresford Tipton : Look at this miniature garden, Mike. Peaceful, isn't it?

  Michael Anthony : Yes, sir.

  John Beresford Tipton : Yet with a gesture,

  [picks up a toy tree] 

  John Beresford Tipton : I can uproot this toy tree and replant it elsewhere.

  [Tipton hands an envelope to Anthony] 

  John Beresford Tipton : Let's see what happens when this person is uprooted from his normal, daily routine by a million dollars.

• Michael Anthony : [to the viewers]  My name is Michael Anthony. I'm about to tell you about John Beresford Tipton. He gave away $1,000,000 anonymously to people he picked by a method I never knew. As his Executive Secretary, it was my job to follow up this philanthropy and give him a detailed report which, since his death, I can now make public. Here at Silverstone, John Beresford Tipton lived, worked, and relaxed. One day, he sent for me and I found him in his garden, indulging in a favorite form of relaxation, building a miniature Japanese rock garden.

• Michael Anthony : [to the viewers]  Fate had a most curious rendezvous with this new millionaire: Cobb Marley, a proprietor of a general store in Cross Village.