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Chapter 6

           

           Hebustleddowntothebar,andhavingsecuredthedrinksandachargeslip,returnedandwaspaidadollarandahalfforthedrinksandaquarterforhimself.Andoncemorehehadaglimpseoftheappealingscene.Onlynowoneofthecoupleswasdancingtoatunesungandwhistledbytheothertwo.

           Butwhatinterestedhimasmuchasthevisitstoandglimpsesofindividualsinthedifferentrooms,wasthemovingpanoramaofthemainlobbythecharacteroftheclerksbehindthemaindeskroomclerk,keyclerk,mailclerk,cashierandassistantcashier.Andthevariousstandsabouttheplaceflowerstand,newsstand,cigarstand,telegraphoffice,taxicaboffice,andallmannedbyindividualswhoseemedtohimcuriouslyfilledwiththeatmosphereofthisplace.Andthenaroundandbetweenallthesewalkingorsittingweresuchimposingmenandwomen,youngmenandgirlsallsofashionablydressed,allsoruddyandcontentedlooking.Andthecarsorothervehiclesinwhichsomeofthemappearedaboutdinnertimeandlater.Itwaspossibleforhimtoseethemintheflareofthelightsoutside.Thewraps,furs,andotherbelongingsinwhichtheyappeared,orwhichwereoftencarriedbytheseotherboysandhimselfacrossthegreatlobbyandintothecarsorthedining-roomortheseveralelevators.Andtheywerealwaysofsuchgorgeoustextures,asClydesawthem.Suchgrandeur.This,then,mostcertainlywaswhatitmeanttoberich,tobeapersonofconsequenceintheworldtohavemoney

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