Американская трагедия

Chapter 11

           Now,letmetellyoualittlesomethingaboutwhatIhaveinmind,"andheproceededtoexplainthenatureoftheworkonthefifthfloor.

           AndwhenafteratimeWhiggamwassentforandappearedandhadacknowledgedClyde’ssalutation,heobserved:"Whiggam,I’vejustbeentellingmycousinhereaboutourconversationthismorningandwhatItoldyouaboutourplantotryhimoutastheheadofthatdepartment.Soifyou’lljusttakehimuptoMr.Liggettandhavehimorsomeoneexplainthenatureoftheworkupthere,I’llbeobligedtoyou."Heturnedtohisdesk."Afterthatyoucansendhimbacktome,"headded."Iwanttotalktohimagain."

           Thenhearoseanddismissedthembothwithanair,andWhiggam,stillsomewhatdubiousastotheexperiment,butnowveryanxioustobepleasanttoClydesincehecouldnottellwhathemightbecome,ledthewaytoMr.Liggett’sfloor.Andthere,amidathunderoushumofmachines,Clydewasledtotheextremewestofthebuildingandintoamuchsmallerdepartmentwhichwasmerelyrailedofffromthegreaterchamberbyalowfence.Herewereabouttwenty-fivegirlsandtheirassistantswithbaskets,whoapparentlyweredoingtheirbesttocopewithaconstantstreamofunstitchedcollarbundleswhichfellthroughseveralchutesfromthefloorabove.

           Andnowatonce,afterbeingintroducedtoMr.Liggett,hewasescortedtoasmallrailed-offdeskatwhichsatashort,plumpgirlofabouthisownyears,notsoveryattractive,whoaroseastheyapproached.

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