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"
Gilbert
!
"
pleaded
his
mother
,
reprovingly
.
"
How
can
you
talk
so
?
And
to
your
sister
,
too
?
"
"
Well
,
I
do
n't
want
to
do
anything
in
connection
with
this
young
man
if
it
's
going
to
cause
any
hard
feelings
here
,
"
went
on
Griffiths
senior
.
"
All
I
know
is
that
his
father
was
never
very
practical
and
I
doubt
if
Clyde
has
ever
had
a
real
chance
.
"
(
His
son
winced
at
this
friendly
and
familiar
use
of
his
cousin
's
first
name
.
)
"
My
only
idea
in
bringing
him
on
here
was
to
give
him
a
start
.
I
have
n't
the
faintest
idea
whether
he
would
make
good
or
not
.
He
might
and
again
he
might
not
.
If
he
did
n't
--
"
He
threw
up
one
hand
as
much
as
to
say
,
"
If
he
does
n't
,
we
will
have
to
toss
him
aside
,
of
course
.
"
"
Well
,
I
think
that
's
very
kind
of
you
,
father
,
"
observed
Mrs.
Griffiths
,
pleasantly
and
diplomatically
.
"
I
hope
he
proves
satisfactory
.
"
"
And
there
's
another
thing
,
"
added
Griffiths
wisely
and
sententiously
.
"
I
do
n't
expect
this
young
man
,
so
long
as
he
is
in
my
employ
and
just
because
he
's
a
nephew
of
mine
,
to
be
treated
differently
to
any
other
employee
in
the
factory
.
He
's
coming
here
to
work
--
not
play
.
And
while
he
is
here
,
trying
,
I
do
n't
expect
any
of
you
to
pay
him
any
social
attention
--
not
the
slightest
.
He
's
not
the
sort
of
boy
anyhow
,
that
would
want
to
put
himself
on
us
--
at
least
he
did
n't
impress
me
that
way
,
and
he
would
n't
be
coming
down
here
with
any
notion
that
he
was
to
be
placed
on
an
equal
footing
with
any
of
us
.
That
would
be
silly
.
Later
on
,
if
he
proves
that
he
is
really
worth
while
,
able
to
take
care
of
himself
,
knows
his
place
and
keeps
it
,
and
any
of
you
wanted
to
show
him
any
little
attention
,
well
,
then
it
will
be
time
enough
to
see
,
but
not
before
then
.
"
By
then
,
the
maid
,
Amanda
,
assistant
to
Mrs.
Truesdale
,
was
taking
away
the
dinner
plates
and
preparing
to
serve
the
dessert
.
But
as
Mr
Griffiths
rarely
ate
dessert
,
and
usually
chose
this
period
,
unless
company
was
present
,
to
look
after
certain
stock
and
banking
matters
which
he
kept
in
a
small
desk
in
the
library
,
he
now
pushed
back
his
chair
,
arose
,
excusing
himself
to
his
family
,
and
walked
into
the
library
adjoining
.
The
others
remained
.
"
I
would
like
to
see
what
he
's
like
,
would
n't
you
?
"
Myra
asked
her
mother
.
"
Yes
.
And
I
do
hope
he
measures
up
to
all
of
your
father
's
expectations
.
He
will
not
feel
right
if
he
does
n't
.
"
"
I
ca
n't
get
this
,
"
observed
Gilbert
,
"
bringing
people
on
now
when
we
can
hardly
take
care
of
those
we
have
.
And
besides
,
imagine
what
the
bunch
around
here
will
say
if
they
find
out
that
our
cousin
was
only
a
bell-hop
before
coming
here
!
"
