Американская трагедия

Chapter 11

           

           Thiswasthestampingroomaseparatechamberatthewestendofthestitchingfloor,wherewerereceiveddailyfromthecuttingroomabovefromseventy-fivetoonehundredthousanddozenunstitchedcollarsofdifferentbrandsandsizes.Andheretheywerestampedbyagroupofgirlsaccordingtotheslipsordirectionsattachedtothemwiththesizeandbrandofthecollar.Thesolebusinessoftheassistantforemaninchargehere,asGilbertwellknew,aftermaintainingduedecorumandorder,wastoseethatthisstampingprocesswentuninterruptedlyforward.Alsothataftertheseventy-fivetoonehundredthousanddozencollarsweredulystampedandtransmittedtothestitchers,whowerejustoutsideinthelargerroom,toseethattheyweredulycreditedinabookofentry.Andthatthenumberofdozensstampedbyeachgirlwasdulyrecordedinorderthatherpayshouldcorrespondwithherservices.

           Forthispurposealittledeskandvariousentrybooks,accordingtosizeandbrand,werekepthere.Alsothecutters’slips,astakenfromthebundlesbythestamperswereeventuallydeliveredtothisassistantinlotsofadozenormoreandfiledonspindles.Itwasreallynothingmorethanasmallclerkship,attimesinthepastheldbyyoungmenorgirlsoroldmenormiddle-agedwomen,accordingtotheexigenciesofthelifeoftheplace.

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