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Each
of
us
would
then
refer
to
a
confused
heap
of
papers
at
his
side
,
which
had
been
thrown
into
drawers
,
worn
into
holes
in
pockets
,
half
burnt
in
lighting
candles
,
stuck
for
weeks
into
the
looking
-
glass
,
and
otherwise
damaged
.
The
sound
of
our
pens
going
refreshed
us
exceedingly
,
insomuch
that
I
sometimes
found
it
difficult
to
distinguish
between
this
edifying
business
proceeding
and
actually
paying
the
money
.
In
point
of
meritorious
character
,
the
two
things
seemed
about
equal
.
When
we
had
written
a
little
while
,
I
would
ask
Herbert
how
he
got
on
?
Herbert
probably
would
have
been
scratching
his
head
in
a
most
rueful
manner
at
the
sight
of
his
accumulating
figures
.
"
They
are
mounting
up
,
Handel
,
"
Herbert
would
say
;
"
upon
my
life
,
they
are
mounting
up
.
"
"
Be
firm
,
Herbert
,
"
I
would
retort
,
plying
my
own
pen
with
great
assiduity
.
"
Look
the
thing
in
the
face
.
Look
into
your
affairs
.
Stare
them
out
of
countenance
.
"
"
So
I
would
,
Handel
,
only
they
are
staring
me
out
of
countenance
.
"
However
,
my
determined
manner
would
have
its
effect
,
and
Herbert
would
fall
to
work
again
.
After
a
time
he
would
give
up
once
more
,
on
the
plea
that
he
had
not
got
Cobbs
’
s
bill
,
or
Lobbs
’
s
,
or
Nobbs
’
s
,
as
the
case
might
be
.
"
Then
,
Herbert
,
estimate
;
estimate
it
in
round
numbers
,
and
put
it
down
.
"
"
What
a
fellow
of
resource
you
are
!
"
my
friend
would
reply
,
with
admiration
.
"
Really
your
business
powers
are
very
remarkable
.
"
I
thought
so
too
.
I
established
with
myself
,
on
these
occasions
,
the
reputation
of
a
first
-
rate
man
of
business
—
prompt
,
decisive
,
energetic
,
clear
,
cool
-
headed
.
When
I
had
got
all
my
responsibilities
down
upon
my
list
,
I
compared
each
with
the
bill
,
and
ticked
it
off
.
My
self
-
approval
when
I
ticked
an
entry
was
quite
a
luxurious
sensation
.
When
I
had
no
more
ticks
to
make
,
I
folded
all
my
bills
up
uniformly
,
docketed
each
on
the
back
,
and
tied
the
whole
into
a
symmetrical
bundle
.
Then
I
did
the
same
for
Herbert
(
who
modestly
said
he
had
not
my
administrative
genius
)
,
and
felt
that
I
had
brought
his
affairs
into
a
focus
for
him
.
