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Chapter 5

           Whatwouldhesay,howact,whatwouldhisunclesethimtodoing?WhatwouldhiscousinGilbertbelike?Whatwouldhebelikelytothinkofhim?InhislastletterhisunclehadmentionedhissonGilbert.HeretracedhisstepsalongCentralAvenuetothedepotandfoundhimselfquicklybeforethewallsoftheverylargeconcernhewasseeking.Itwasofredbrick,sixstorieshighalmostathousandfeetlong.Itwasnearlyallwindowsatleastthatportionwhichhadbeenmostrecentlyaddedandwhichwasdevotedtocollars.Anoldersection,asClydelaterlearned,wasconnectedwiththenewerbuildingbyvariousbridges.Andthesouthwallsofboththesetwostructures,beingbuiltatthewater’sedge,paralleledtheMohawk.Therewerealso,ashenowfound,variousentrancesalongRiverStreet,ahundredfeetormoreapartandeachone,guardedbyanemployeeinuniformentrancesnumberedone,twoandthreewhichwerelabeled"foremployeesonly"—anentrancenumberedfourwhichread"office"—andentrancesfiveandsixappearedtobedevotedtofreightreceiptsandshipments.

           Clydemadehiswaytotheofficeportionandfindingnoonetohinderhim,passedthroughtwosetsofswingingdoorsandfoundhimselfinthepresenceofatelephonegirlseatedatatelephonedeskbehindarailing,inwhichwassetasmallgatetheonlyentrancetothemainofficeapparently.Andthissheguarded.Shewasshort,fat,thirty-fiveandunattractive.

           "Well?"shecalledasClydeappeared.

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