Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           Andonhisheadwasasmall,round,pill-boxcap,whichwascockedjauntilyoveroneear.Hewasbusymakingentrieswithaleadpencilinabookwhichlayopenbeforehim.Variousotherboysabouthisownage,anduniformedashewas,wereseateduponalongbenchnearhim,orweretobeseendartinghereandthere,sometimes,returningtothisonewithaslipofpaperorakeyornoteofsomekind,andthenseatingthemselvesuponthebenchtoawaitanothercallapparently,whichseemedtocomeswiftlyenough.Atelephoneuponthesmalldeskatwhichstoodtheuniformedyouthwasalmostconstantlybuzzing,andafterascertainingwhatwaswanted,thisyouthstruckasmallbellbeforehim,orcalled"front,"towhichthefirstboyonthebench,responded.Oncecalled,theywenthurryinguponeortheotherstairsortowardoneoftheseveralentrancesorelevators,andalmostinvariablyweretobeseenescortingindividualswhosebagsandsuitcasesandovercoatsandgolfstickstheycarried.Therewereotherswhodisappearedandreturned,carryingdrinksontraysorsomepackageorother,whichtheyweretakingtooneoftheroomsabove.Plainlythiswastheworkthatheshouldbecalledupontodo,assumingthathewouldbesofortunateastoconnecthimselfwithsuchaninstitutionasthis.

           Anditwasallsobriskandenliveningthathewishedthathemightbesofortunateastosecureapositionhere.Butwouldhebe?AndwherewasMr.Squires?Heapproachedtheyouthatthesmalldesk:"DoyouknowwhereIwillfindMr.Squires?"heasked.

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