Mr. Clutterbuck's Election

"Mr. Clutterbuck's Election" by Hilaire Belloc is a story about Mr. Clutterbuck, a businessman who lives during the Second Boer War, as he deals with money, society, and tricky business deals. The story starts by showing how Mr. Clutterbuck went from earning a small amount to having more money through his business deals. The story takes place when there's a war going on and the economy is changing. It shows Clutterbuck's early life and how he becomes wealthy, as well as his interactions with Mr. Boyle, his neighbor, who offers him a strange business deal involving one million eggs during a hard time. We also get to see Clutterbuck at home with his wife, which shows the difference between his goals at work and his problems at home. The beginning sets the scene for how Clutterbuck will manage tough business situations while dealing with what's right and wrong, and what society expects of him.