Финансист

Chapter LVI

           Or,aftermonthsofthis,andbecauseofthenewpositionsecuredforhimbyWingateabookkeepingjobinoneoftheoutlyingbanksslippingawayearlyinthemorning,andreturninglateatnight,hismindagloomyepitomeofallthathadbeenoryetmightbe.

           Toseehimbustlingofffromhisnewbutverymuchreducedhomeathalfafterseveninthemorninginordertoreachthesmallbank,whichwassomedistanceawayandnotaccessiblebystreet-carline,wasoneofthosepatheticsightswhichthefortunesoftradesofrequentlyoffer.Hecarriedhislunchinasmallboxbecauseitwasinconvenienttoreturnhomeinthetimeallottedforthispurpose,andbecausehisnewsalarydidnotpermittheextravaganceofapurchasedone.Itwashisoneambitionnowtoekeoutarespectablebutunseenexistenceuntilheshoulddie,whichhehopedwouldnotbelong.Hewasapatheticfigurewithhisthinlegsandbody,hisgrayhair,andhissnow-whiteside-whiskers.Hewasveryleanandangular,and,whenconfrontedbyadifficultproblem,alittleuncertainorvagueinhismind.Anoldhabitwhichhadgrownonhimintheyearsofhisprosperityofputtinghishandtohismouthandofopeninghiseyesinanassumptionofsurprise,whichhadnobasisinfact,nowgrewuponhim.Hereallydegenerated,althoughhedidnotknowit,intoamereautomaton.Lifestrewsitsshoreswithsuchinterestingandpatheticwrecks.

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