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Chapter IV. The Spendings Of Fancy: Facts Answer With Sneers

           

           Onceinthesunlitstreet,withlabourerstrampingbyineitherdirection,thehorse-carspassingcrowdedtotherailswiththesmallclerksandfloorhelpinthegreatwholesalehouses,andmenandwomengenerallycomingoutofdoorsandpassingabouttheneighbourhood,Carriefeltslightlyreassured.Inthesunshineofthemorning,beneaththewide,blueheavens,withafreshwindastir,whatfears,exceptthemostdesperate,canfindaharbourage?Inthenight,orthegloomychambersoftheday,fearsandmisgivingswaxstrong,butoutinthesunlightthereis,foratime,cessationevenoftheterrorofdeath.

           Carriewentstraightforwarduntilshecrossedtheriver,andthenturnedintoFifthAvenue.Thethoroughfare,inthispart,waslikeawalledcanonofbrownstoneanddarkredbrick.Thebigwindowslookedshinyandclean.Truckswererumblinginincreasingnumbers;menandwomen,girlsandboysweremovingonwardinalldirections.Shemetgirlsofherownage,wholookedatherasifwithcontemptforherdiffidence.Shewonderedatthemagnitudeofthislifeandattheimportanceofknowingmuchinordertodoanythinginitatall.Dreadatherowninefficiencycreptuponher.Shewouldnotknowhow,shewouldnotbequickenough.Hadnotalltheotherplacesrefusedherbecauseshedidnotknowsomethingorother?Shewouldbescolded,abused,ignominiouslydischarged.

           ItwaswithweakkneesandaslightcatchinherbreathingthatshecameuptothegreatshoecompanyatAdamsandFifthAvenueandenteredtheelevator.

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