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"
Or
,
"
You
might
see
if
this
girl
will
be
of
any
use
to
you
.
"
And
Clyde
,
after
he
had
questioned
them
as
to
where
they
had
worked
,
what
the
nature
of
the
general
working
experiences
were
,
and
whether
they
lived
at
home
here
in
Lycurgus
or
alone
(
the
bachelor
girl
was
not
much
wanted
by
the
factory
)
would
explain
the
nature
of
the
work
and
pay
,
and
then
call
Miss
Todd
,
who
in
her
turn
would
first
take
them
to
the
rest
room
where
were
lockers
for
their
coats
,
and
then
to
one
of
the
tables
where
they
would
be
shown
what
the
process
was
.
And
later
it
was
Miss
Todd
's
and
Clyde
's
business
to
discover
how
well
they
were
getting
on
and
whether
it
was
worth
while
to
retain
them
or
not
.
Up
to
this
time
,
apart
from
the
girls
to
whom
he
was
so
definitely
drawn
,
Clyde
was
not
so
very
favorably
impressed
with
the
type
of
girl
who
was
working
here
.
For
the
most
part
,
as
he
saw
them
,
they
were
of
a
heavy
and
rather
unintelligent
company
,
and
he
had
been
thinking
that
smarter-looking
girls
might
possibly
be
secured
.
Why
not
?
Were
there
none
in
Lycurgus
in
the
factory
world
?
So
many
of
these
had
fat
hands
,
broad
faces
,
heavy
legs
and
ankles
.
Some
of
them
even
spoke
with
an
accent
,
being
Poles
or
the
children
of
Poles
,
living
in
that
slum
north
of
the
mill
.
And
they
were
all
concerned
with
catching
a
"
feller
,
"
going
to
some
dancing
place
with
him
afterwards
,
and
little
more
.
Also
,
Clyde
had
noticed
that
the
American
types
who
were
here
were
of
a
decidedly
different
texture
,
thinner
,
more
nervous
and
for
the
most
part
more
angular
,
and
with
a
general
reserve
due
to
prejudices
,
racial
,
moral
and
religious
,
which
would
not
permit
them
to
mingle
with
these
others
or
with
any
men
,
apparently
.
But
among
the
extras
or
try-outs
that
were
brought
to
him
during
this
and
several
succeeding
days
,
finally
came
one
who
interested
Clyde
more
than
any
girl
whom
he
had
seen
here
so
far
.
She
was
,
as
he
decided
on
sight
,
more
intelligent
and
pleasing
--
more
spiritual
--
though
apparently
not
less
vigorous
,
if
more
gracefully
proportioned
.
As
a
matter
of
fact
,
as
he
saw
her
at
first
,
she
appeared
to
him
to
possess
a
charm
which
no
one
else
in
this
room
had
,
a
certain
wistfulness
and
wonder
combined
with
a
kind
of
self-reliant
courage
and
determination
which
marked
her
at
once
as
one
possessed
of
will
and
conviction
to
a
degree
.
Nevertheless
,
as
she
said
,
she
was
inexperienced
in
this
kind
of
work
,
and
highly
uncertain
as
to
whether
she
would
prove
of
service
here
or
anywhere
.
Her
name
was
Roberta
Alden
,
and
,
as
she
at
once
explained
,
previous
to
this
she
had
been
working
in
a
small
hosiery
factory
in
a
town
called
Trippetts
Mills
fifty
miles
north
of
Lycurgus
.
She
had
on
a
small
brown
hat
that
did
not
look
any
too
new
,
and
was
pulled
low
over
a
face
that
was
small
and
regular
and
pretty
and
that
was
haloed
by
bright
,
light
brown
hair
.
Her
eyes
were
of
a
translucent
gray
blue
.
Her
little
suit
was
commonplace
,
and
her
shoes
were
not
so
very
new-looking
and
quite
solidly-soled
.
She
looked
practical
and
serious
and
yet
so
bright
and
clean
and
willing
and
possessed
of
so
much
hope
and
vigor
that
along
with
Liggett
,
who
had
first
talked
with
her
,
he
was
at
once
taken
with
her
.
Distinctly
she
was
above
the
average
of
the
girls
in
this
room
.
And
he
could
not
help
wondering
about
her
as
he
talked
to
her
,
for
she
seemed
so
tense
,
a
little
troubled
as
to
the
outcome
of
this
interview
,
as
though
this
was
a
very
great
adventure
for
her
.
She
explained
that
up
to
this
time
she
had
been
living
with
her
parents
near
a
town
called
Biltz
,
but
was
now
living
with
friends
here
.
She
talked
so
honestly
and
simply
that
Clyde
was
very
much
moved
by
her
,
and
for
this
reason
wished
to
help
her
.
At
the
same
time
he
wondered
if
she
were
not
really
above
the
type
of
work
she
was
seeking
.
Her
eyes
were
so
round
and
blue
and
intelligent
--
her
lips
and
nose
and
ears
and
hands
so
small
and
pleasing
.
"
You
're
going
to
live
in
Lycurgus
,
then
,
if
you
can
get
work
here
?
"
he
said
,
more
to
be
talking
to
her
than
anything
else
.
"
Yes
,
"
she
said
,
looking
at
him
most
directly
and
frankly
.
"
And
the
name
again
?
"
He
took
down
a
record
pad
.
