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Chapter 5

           "(Clyde’sfacefellatthisandGilbertnoticedit.Itpleasedhim.)"Butit’sjustaswelltolearnthepracticalsideofthebusiness,whateveryoudo,"headdedrathercoldly,notthathedesiredtocomfortClydeanybutmerelytobesayingitasafact.AndseeingthatClydesaidnothing,hecontinued:"Thebestthing,Ipresume,beforeyoutrytodoanythingaroundhereisforyoutogetsettledsomewhere.Youhaven’ttakenaroomanywhereyet,haveyou?"

           "No,Ijustcameinonthenoontrain,"repliedClyde."IwasalittledirtyandsoIjustwentuptothehoteltobrushupalittle.IthoughtI’dlookforaplaceafterwards."

           "Well,that’sright.Onlydon’tlookforanyplace.I’llhaveoursuperintendentseethatyou’redirectedtoagoodboardinghouse.Heknowsmoreaboutthetownthanyoudo."HisthoughtherewasthatafterallClydewasafullcousinandthatitwouldn’tdotohavehimlivejustanywhere.Atthesametime,hewasgreatlyconcernedlestClydegetthenotionthatthefamilywasverymuchconcernedastowherehedidlive,whichmostcertainlyitwasNOT,ashesawit.HisfinalfeelingwasthathecouldeasilyplaceandcontrolClydeinsuchawayastomakehimnotveryimportanttoanyoneinanywayhisfather,thefamily,allthepeoplewhoworkedhere.

           Hereachedforabuttononhisdeskandpressedit.Atrimgirl,verysevereandreservedinagreenginghamdress,appeared.

           "AskMr.Whiggamtocomehere.

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