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Chapter 5

           "TakethisyoungmanhereClydeGriffithsisyourname,isn’tit?uptothewardrobeonthetwelfthandseeifJacobscanfindasuittofit.Butifhecan’ttellhimtoalteritbyto-morrow.IthinktheoneSilsbeeworeoughttobeaboutrightforhim."

           Thenheturnedtohisassistantatthedeskwhowasatthemomentlookingon."I’mgivinghimatrial,anyhow,"hecommented."Haveoneoftheboyscoachhimalittleto-nightorwheneverhestartsin.Goahead,Oscar,"hecalledtotheboyinchargeofClyde."He’sgreenatthisstuff,butIthinkhe’lldo,"headdedtohisassistant,asClydeandOscardisappearedinthedirectionofoneoftheelevators.ThenhewalkedofftohaveClyde’snameentereduponthepayroll.

           Inthemeantime,Clyde,intowofthisnewmentor,waslisteningtoalineofinformationsuchasneverpreviouslyhadcometohisearsanywhere.

           "Youneedn’tbefrightened,ifyouain’tneverworkedatanythinglikedisbefore,"beganthisyouth,whoselastnamewasHegglundasClydelaterlearned,andwhohailedfromJerseyCity,NewJersey,exoticlingo,gesturesandall.Hewastall,vigorous,sandy-haired,freckled,genialandvoluble.Theyhadentereduponanelevatorlabeled"employees.""Itain’tsohard.IgotmyfirstjobinBuffalot’reeyearsagoandIneverknowedat’ingaboutituptodattime.Allyougottadoistowatchdeuddersan’seehowdeydo,see.

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