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Chapter 56

           WhichwouldturnouttohavethemoreforesightinitherrationalityorCaleb’sardentgenerosity?

           WhenFredwenttotheofficethenextmorning,therewasatesttobegonethroughwhichhewasnotpreparedfor.

           "NowFred,"saidCaleb,"youwillhavesomedesk-work.Ihavealwaysdoneagooddealofwritingmyself,butIcan’tdowithouthelp,andasIwantyoutounderstandtheaccountsandgetthevaluesintoyourhead,Imeantodowithoutanotherclerk.Soyoumustbuckleto.Howareyouatwritingandarithmetic?"

           Fredfeltanawkwardmovementoftheheart;hehadnotthoughtofdesk-work;buthewasinaresolutemood,andnotgoingtoshrink."I’mnotafraidofarithmetic,Mr.Garth:italwayscameeasilytome.Ithinkyouknowmywriting."

           "Letussee,"saidCaleb,takingupapen,examiningitcarefullyandhandingit,welldipped,toFredwithasheetofruledpaper."Copymealineortwoofthatvaluation,withthefiguresattheend."

           Atthattimetheopinionexistedthatitwasbeneathagentlemantowritelegibly,orwithahandintheleastsuitabletoaclerk.

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