Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           Thesebinswereeitherbeingrefilledbystockboyswhobroughtmoreboxedcollarsfromtheboxingroominlargewoodentrucks,orwerebeingasrapidlyemptiedbyorderclerkswho,trundlingsmallboxtrucksinfrontofthem,werefillingordersfromduplicatechecklistswhichtheycarriedintheirhands.

           "Neverworkedinacollarfactorybefore,Mr.Griffiths,Ipresume?"commentedMr.Whiggamwithsomewhatmorespirit,oncehewasoutofthepresenceofGilbertGriffiths.ClydenoticedatoncetheMr.Griffiths.

           "Oh,no,"herepliedquickly."Ineverworkedatanythinglikethisbefore."

           "Expecttolearnallaboutthemanufacturingendofthegameinthecourseoftime,though,Isuppose."Hewaswalkingbrisklyalongoneofthelongaislesashespoke,butClydenoticedthatheshotslyglancesineverydirection.

           "I’dliketo,"heanswered.

           "Well,there’salittlemoretoitthansomepeoplethink,althoughyouoftenhearthereisn’tverymuchtolearn."Heopenedanotherdoor,crossedagloomyhallandenteredstillanotherroomwhich,filledwithbinsaswastheother,waspiledhighineverybinwithboltsofwhitecloth.

           "Youmightaswellknowalittleaboutthisaslongasyouregoingtobeginintheshrinkingroom.Thisisthestufffromwhichthecollarsarecut,thecollarsandthelining.Theyarecalledwebs.Eachoftheseboltsisaweb.Wetakethesedowninthebasementandshrinkthembecausetheycan’tbeusedthisway.

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