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Chapter 6

           AndClyde,noticingthis,wasquitesetupbyit,forhecouldnothelpbutfeelthatthisinitself,andapartfromwhateverhiscousinGilbertmighteitherthinkorwishtodo,mighteasilypresagesomefavoronthepartofhisunclethatmightleadtosomegoodforhim.SowhenKemererproceededtoexplaintohimthathewasnottothinkthattheworkwassoveryhardorthattherewassoverymuchtodoforthepresent,Clydetookitwithaslightairofcondescension.AndinconsequenceKemererwasallthemorerespectful.

           "Justhangupyourhatandcoatoverthereinoneofthoselockers,"heproceededmildlyandingratiatinglyeven."Thenyoucantakeoneofthosecratetrucksbackthereandgouptothenextfloorandbringdownsomewebs.They’llshowyouwheretogetthem."

           ThedaysthatfollowedweredivertingandyettroublesomeenoughtoClyde,whotobeginwithwaspuzzledanddisturbedattimesbythepeculiarsocialandworkadayworldsandpositioninwhichhefoundhimself.Foronething,thosebywhomnowhefoundhimselfimmediatelysurroundedatthefactorywerenotsuchindividualsashewouldordinarilyselectforcompanionsfarbelowbell-boysordriversorclerksanywhere.Theywere,oneandall,ashecouldnowclearlysee,meatyorstodgymentallyandphysically.Theyworesuchclothesasonlythemostcommonlaborerswouldwearsuchclothesasareusuallywornbythosewhocounttheirpersonalappearanceamongtheleastoftheirtroublestheirworkandtheirheavymaterialexistencebeingall.

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