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Chapter II. What Poverty Threatened: Of Granite And Brass

           Thelargeplatesofwindowglass,nowsocommon,werethenrapidlycomingintouse,andgavetothegroundfloorofficesadistinguishedandprosperouslook.Thecasualwanderercouldseeashepassedapolishedarrayofofficefixtures,muchfrostedglass,clerkshardatwork,andgenteelbusinessmenin“nobby”suitsandcleanlinenloungingaboutorsittingingroups.Polishedbrassornickelsignsatthesquarestoneentrancesannouncedthefirmandthenatureofthebusinessinratherneatandreservedterms.Theentiremetropolitancentrepossessedahighandmightyaircalculatedtooveraweandabashthecommonapplicant,andtomakethegulfbetweenpovertyandsuccessseembothwideanddeep.

           IntothisimportantcommercialregionthetimidCarriewent.ShewalkedeastalongVanBurenStreetthrougharegionoflesseningimportance,untilitdeterioratedintoamassofshantiesandcoal-yards,andfinallyvergedupontheriver.Shewalkedbravelyforward,ledbyanhonestdesiretofindemploymentanddelayedateverystepbytheinterestoftheunfoldingscene,andasenseofhelplessnessamidsomuchevidenceofpowerandforcewhichshedidnotunderstand

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