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Chapter 11

           Reachingtheshrinkingdepartmentaboutnoon,heobservedforthefirsttimewithsomedismay,Clydeinhisundershirtandtrousersworkingatthefeedingendoftwooftheshrinkingracks,hisnephewhavingbythistimeacquiredthenecessaryskillto"feed"aswellas"take."Andrecallinghowveryneatandgenerallypresentablehehadappearedathishousebutafewweeksbefore,hewasdecidedlydisturbedbythecontrast.ForonethinghehadfeltaboutClyde,bothinChicagoandhereathishome,wasthathehadpresentedaneatandpleasingappearance.Andhe,almostasmuchashisson,wasjealous,notonlyofthename,butthegeneralsocialappearanceoftheGriffithsbeforetheemployeesofthisfactoryaswellasthecommunityatlarge.AndthesightofClydehere,lookingsomuchlikeGilbertandinanarmlessshirtandtrousersworkingamongthesemen,tendedtoimpressuponhimmoresharplythanatanytimebeforethefactthatClydewashisnephew,andthatheoughtnottobecompelledtocontinueatthisverymenialformofworkanylonger.Totheotheremployeesitmightappearthathewasundulyindifferenttothemeaningofsucharelationship.

           Without,however,sayingawordtoWhiggamoranyoneelseatthetime,hewaiteduntilhissonreturnedonMondaymorning,fromatripthathehadtakenoutoftown,whenhecalledhimintohisofficeandobserved:"ImadeatourofthefactorySaturdayandfoundyoungClydestilldownintheshrinkingroom.

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