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Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a j in the cotton mills(廠(chǎng)) of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920s, but he was often unable to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t afford to pay the rent, and the children often went h . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was wondering what to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to l him $100 to start his own business.

It was just after the war. Raw materials were not plentiful, and Jack (without taking his parents’ advice) saw a future in scrap metal. He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage. When he had built up a sizeable amount, he sold it and earned plenty of m .

Jack enjoyed working hard. After one year he s in repaying the $100 and he also gave Mr. Walker 100% interest to thank him for his generosity.

B the time Jack was 30 years old, he had made his first million, and he wanted to celebrate this progress by doing something “great”. With all his money it was possible to build a beautiful home for h and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest b in the country.

Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for $5 million, but Jack still can’t get used to living the good life. He can often be found drinking with the locals at the local club.

“I remember being very poor as a child, but n unhappy as a child,” says Jack, “ and I will never f where I came from and who I am.”

Lancashire people are proud of their local hero.

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