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The Red-headed League
"‘Well,itisalittleawkward,forIhaveabusinessalready,’saidI.
"‘Oh,nevermindaboutthat,Mr.Wilson!’saidVincentSpaulding.‘Ishouldbeabletolookafterthatforyou.’
"‘Whatwouldbethehours?’Iasked.
"‘Tentotwo.’
"Nowapawnbroker’sbusinessismostlydoneofanevening,Mr.Holmes,especiallyThursdayandFridayevening,whichisjustbeforepay-day;soitwouldsuitmeverywelltoearnalittleinthemornings. Besides,Iknewthatmyassistantwasagoodman,andthathewouldseetoanythingthatturnedup.
"‘Thatwouldsuitmeverywell,’saidI.‘Andthepay?’
"‘Is4poundsaweek.’
"‘Andthework?’
"‘Ispurelynominal.’
"‘Whatdoyoucallpurelynominal?’
"‘Well,youhavetobeintheoffice,oratleastinthebuilding,thewholetime. Ifyouleave,youforfeityourwholepositionforever. Thewillisveryclearuponthatpoint. Youdon’tcomplywiththeconditionsifyoubudgefromtheofficeduringthattime.’
"‘It’sonlyfourhoursaday,andIshouldnotthinkofleaving,’saidI.
