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He
stared
at
Clyde
critically
and
quizzically
while
Clyde
,
feeling
that
he
must
be
wrong
in
his
notion
that
something
was
going
to
be
done
for
him
,
began
to
quiet
himself
.
His
cheeks
resumed
their
normal
pallor
and
the
light
died
from
his
eyes
.
"
Yes
,
sir
,
I
guess
that
's
true
,
too
,
"
he
commented
.
"
But
you
do
n't
need
to
guess
in
this
case
,
"
insisted
Gilbert
.
"
You
know
.
That
's
the
trouble
with
people
who
do
n't
know
.
They
're
always
guessing
.
"
The
truth
was
that
Gilbert
was
so
irritated
to
think
that
he
must
now
make
a
place
for
his
cousin
,
and
that
despite
his
having
done
nothing
at
all
to
deserve
it
,
that
he
could
scarcely
conceal
the
spleen
that
now
colored
his
mood
.
"
You
're
right
,
I
know
,
"
said
Clyde
placatingly
,
for
he
was
still
hoping
for
this
hinted-at
promotion
.
"
Well
,
the
fact
is
,
"
went
on
Gilbert
,
"
I
might
have
placed
you
in
the
accounting
end
of
the
business
when
you
first
came
if
you
had
been
technically
equipped
for
it
.
"
(
The
phrase
"
technically
equipped
"
overawed
and
terrorized
Clyde
,
for
he
scarcely
understood
what
that
meant
.
)
"
As
it
was
,
"
went
on
Gilbert
,
nonchalantly
,
"
we
had
to
do
the
best
we
could
for
you
.
We
knew
it
was
not
very
pleasant
down
there
,
but
we
could
n't
do
anything
more
for
you
at
the
time
.
"
He
drummed
on
his
desk
with
his
fingers
.
"
But
the
reason
I
called
you
up
here
to-day
is
this
.
I
want
to
discuss
with
you
a
temporary
vacancy
that
has
occurred
in
one
of
our
departments
upstairs
and
which
we
are
wondering
--
my
father
and
I
--
whether
you
might
be
able
to
fill
.
"
Clyde
's
spirits
rose
amazingly
.
"
Both
my
father
and
I
,
"
he
went
on
,
"
have
been
thinking
for
some
little
time
that
we
would
like
to
do
a
little
something
for
you
,
but
as
I
say
,
your
lack
of
practical
training
of
any
kind
makes
it
very
difficult
for
both
of
us
.
You
have
n't
had
either
a
commercial
or
a
trade
education
of
any
kind
,
and
that
makes
it
doubly
hard
.
"
He
paused
long
enough
to
allow
that
to
sink
in
--
give
Clyde
the
feeling
that
he
was
an
interloper
indeed
.
"
Still
,
"
he
added
after
a
moment
,
"
so
long
as
we
have
seen
fit
to
bring
you
on
here
,
we
have
decided
to
give
you
a
tryout
at
something
better
than
you
are
doing
.
It
wo
n't
do
to
let
you
stay
down
there
indefinitely
.
Now
,
let
me
tell
you
a
little
something
about
what
I
have
in
mind
,
"
and
he
proceeded
to
explain
the
nature
of
the
work
on
the
fifth
floor
.
And
when
after
a
time
Whiggam
was
sent
for
and
appeared
and
had
acknowledged
Clyde
's
salutation
,
he
observed
:
"
Whiggam
,
I
've
just
been
telling
my
cousin
here
about
our
conversation
this
morning
and
what
I
told
you
about
our
plan
to
try
him
out
as
the
head
of
that
department
.
So
if
you
'll
just
take
him
up
to
Mr.
Liggett
and
have
him
or
some
one
explain
the
nature
of
the
work
up
there
,
I
'll
be
obliged
to
you
.
"
He
turned
to
his
desk
.
"
After
that
you
can
send
him
back
to
me
,
"
he
added
.
"
I
want
to
talk
to
him
again
.
"
Then
he
arose
and
dismissed
them
both
with
an
air
,
and
Whiggam
,
still
somewhat
dubious
as
to
the
experiment
,
but
now
very
anxious
to
be
pleasant
to
Clyde
since
he
could
not
tell
what
he
might
become
,
led
the
way
to
Mr.
Liggett
's
floor
.
And
there
,
amid
a
thunderous
hum
of
machines
,
Clyde
was
led
to
the
extreme
west
of
the
building
and
into
a
much
smaller
department
which
was
merely
railed
off
from
the
greater
chamber
by
a
low
fence
.
Here
were
about
twenty-five
girls
and
their
assistants
with
baskets
,
who
apparently
were
doing
their
best
to
cope
with
a
constant
stream
of
unstitched
collar
bundles
which
fell
through
several
chutes
from
the
floor
above
.
And
now
at
once
,
after
being
introduced
to
Mr.
Liggett
,
he
was
escorted
to
a
small
railed-off
desk
at
which
sat
a
short
,
plump
girl
of
about
his
own
years
,
not
so
very
attractive
,
who
arose
as
they
approached
.
