Chapter 6

           TheroomwhichClydesecuredthissamedaywiththeaidofMrs.Braley,wasinThorpeStreet,athoroughfareenormouslyremovedinqualityifnotindistancefromthatinwhichhisuncleresided.Indeedthedifferencewassufficienttodecidedlyqualifyhismountingnotionsofhimselfasonewho,afterall,wasconnectedwithhim.Thecommonplacebrownorgrayortancoloredhouses,rathersmokedordecayed,whichfrontedittheleaflessandwinterharriedtreeswhichinspiteofsmokeanddustseemedtogivepromiseofthenewerlifesonearathandtheleavesandflowersofMay.YetashewalkedintoitwithMrs.Braley,manydrabandcommonplacefiguresofmenandgirls,andelderlyspinstersresemblingMrs.Braleyinkind,weremakingtheirwayhomefromtheseveralfactoriesbeyondtheriver.AndatthedoorMrs.Braleyandhimselfwerereceivedbyanone-too-polishedwomaninacleanginghamapronoveradarkbrowndress,wholedthewaytoasecondfloorroom,nottoosmalloruncomfortablyfurnishedwhichsheassuredhimhecouldhaveforfourdollarswithoutboardorsevenandone-halfdollarswithapropositionwhich,seeingthathewasadvisedbyMrs.Braleythatthiswassomewhatbetterthanhewouldgetinmostplacesforthesameamount,hedecidedtotake.Andhere,afterthankingMrs.Braley,hedecidedtoremainlatersittingdowntodinnerwithasmallgroupofmill-townstoreandfactoryemployees,suchaspartiallyhehadbeenaccustomedtoinPaulinaStreetinChicago,beforemovingtothebetteratmosphereoftheUnionLeague.

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