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During the day, the Spanish ladies, richly dressed in the transparent muslins of India and China, lounge about from store to store, and sorely test the patience of the Chinese salesman, who unfolds uncomplainingly, and without showing the least ill-humour, thousands of pieces of goods before his customers, which are frequently examined simply for amusement, and not half a yard purchased.
The boy accepted the post of salesman with alacrity, and Ned turned to his friend and seized his hand. "Barret," said he, in a low, earnest voice, "if I succeed in holding out, I own my salvation, under God, to you. I've tasted nothing but ginger-beer for many a long day, and I really believe that I have got my enemy down at last.
This is a wild-goose chase anyhow." Wollaston's tone was quite vicious. He scowled superciliously at the salesman who stepped forward and asked if he wanted anything. "No, we don't, thank you," he said. "What be you goin' to do?" asked Gladys, again. She looked at the soda-fountain. "I don't see anything to do but to go home," said Wollaston.
Most of it, to be sure, had come from Beaver Street, something "rather dry, with an excellent bouquet," the crafty salesman with gimlet eyes had said; but, then, most of the old Madeira does come from Beaver Street, except Portman's, who has a fellow with a nose and a palate hunting the auction rooms for that particular Sunset of 1834 which had lain in old Mr.
The general on the field of battle ofttimes must order a flank movement, or a spirited cavalry dash; but he wins his battle by following a well-thought-out plan. So with the salesman. He must rely, in the main, upon good, quiet, steady, well-planned work. Some merchants compel a man to use extraordinary means to catch them at the start.
The salesman glanced towards the slip, and saw the tailor's boat pretty low in the water. 'Is that mackerel? 'Yes, it is mackerel. 'Where were you buying them? 'I was not buying them anywhere. I caught them myself my brothers and me. 'I do not believe you. 'I cannot help that, then, said Rob. 'But where had I the money to buy mackerel from any one? The salesman glanced at the boat again.
And if Hicks and Hicks should sell out or go into bankruptcy the salesman will have won for his own house a steady customer of great value. In the Sleeping Car. The wise traveling man and our salesman is wise always engages sleeping accommodations on the train in advance. This time he has the lower berth in No. 9.
He had gone to bed a timid, near-sighted, underpaid salesman without a relative in the world, except a married sister in Bordentown, and he awoke to find he was a direct descendant of "Neck or Nothing" Greene, a revolutionary hero, a friend of Washington, a man whose portrait hung in the State House at Trenton. David's life had lacked color.
"Seemingly not," Abe rejoined; "but, just the same, if you will take on this young feller for a salesman I would give you a guarantirt that I will make good all you would lose on him for the first three months. Is my word good enough?" "Sure, it is!" Shapolnik cried. "When would you come to work by us, Mr. Koblin?"
He draws out his Full-Power, which, as first Spiritual Kurfurst, he has the privilege to do; nominates one Tetzel for Chief Salesman, a Priest whose hardness of face, and shiftiness of head and hand, were known to him; and here is one Hohenzollern that has a place in History! Poor man, it was by accident, and from extreme tightness for money.
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