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Chapter XXXIV. The Grind Of The Millstones: A Sample Of Chaff

           Beingnowforty-threeyearsofage,andcomfortablybuilt,walkingwasnoteasy.Hehadnotbeenusedtoexerciseformanyyears.Hislegstired,hisshouldersached,andhisfeetpainedhimatthecloseoftheday,evenwhenhetookstreetcarsinalmosteverydirection.Themeregettingupanddown,iflongcontinued,producedthisresult.

           Thefactthatpeopletookhimtobebetteroffthanhewas,hewellunderstood.Itwassopainfullycleartohimthatitretardedhissearch.Notthathewishedtobelesswell-appearing,butthathewasashamedtobeliehisappearancebyincongruousappeals.Sohehesitated,wonderingwhattodo.

           Hethoughtofthehotels,butinstantlyherememberedthathehadhadnoexperienceasaclerk,and,whatwasmoreimportant,noacquaintancesorfriendsinthatlinetowhomhecouldgo.Hedidknowsomehotelownersinseveralcities,includingNewYork,buttheyknewofhisdealingswithFitzgeraldandMoy.Hecouldnotapplytothem.Hethoughtofotherlinessuggestedbylargebuildingsorbusinesseswhichheknewof—wholesalegroceries,hardware,insuranceconcerns,andthelike—buthehadhadnoexperience.

           Howtogoaboutgettinganythingwasabitterthought.Wouldhehavetogopersonallyandask;waitoutsideanofficedoor,and,then,distinguishedandaffluentlooking,announcethathewaslookingforsomethingtodo?Hestrainedpainfullyatthethought.No,hecouldnotdothat.

           Hereallystrolledabout,thinking,andthen,theweatherbeingcold,steppedintoahotel.Heknewhotelswellenoughtoknowthatanydecentindividualwaswelcometoachairinthelobby.

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