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The next day he returned to his work at the office, and his fellow-clerks, during the whole of the next week, noticed that he was more zealous and more painstaking than ever. On the other hand, his periodical fits of abstraction grew more frequent and more pronounced.
"We'll see about him when we catch him, my young fighting-cock," replied he, and then went. Then I hadn't really got it! A nice fool I had made of myself! Larkins had, of course, announced it to all the lodgers at Mrs Nash's, to my employers and fellow-clerks, and here was I all the while as right as a trivet, with nothing but a bruised face and an empty stomach afflicting me.
Mother did without her chocolate peppermints, and Father cut his smoking down to one cigarette after each meal though occasionally, being but a mortal man, he would fall into sinful ways and smoke up three or four cigarettes while engaged in an enthralling conversation regarding Mr. Pilkings's meanness with fellow-clerks at lunch at the Automat.
"How often am I to tell you, sir," said Mr Denham, "that `yes, uncle, is much too familiar and unbusinesslike a phrase to be used in this office in the hearing of your fellow-clerks?" "I beg pardon, uncle, I'm sure I had no intention of " "There, that will do, I want no apology, I want obedience and attention to my expressed wishes. I suppose that you expect to get away for a few days' holiday?"
He was half-way along that lane when a stealthy foot stole to his side, and a hand was laid on his arm just as stealthily came the voice of one of his fellow-clerks at Eldrick & Pascoe's. "A moment, Pratt! I've been waiting for you. I want a word or two in private!" Pratt started when he heard that voice and felt the arresting hand.
For the first week or so I thought I never should grow weary of the wonderful streets and shops and crowds of people. And the work at the office, while it was fresh, appeared especially when enlivened by the pranks of my fellow-clerks more of a game than downright earnest.
I withdrew my nose, blushingly, to a more moderate distance, a motion which appeared greatly to entertain my fellow-clerks, whose amusement only added to my confusion. "Hullo! I say," said Doubleday, "no blushing allowed here, is there, Wallop?" "Rather not. No one ever saw you blush," replied Mr Wallop.
It seemed to terminate many relations of life, the value of which he had always appreciated, but which now, with their impending conclusion, he felt, and felt keenly, had absolutely contributed to his happiness. There was no great pang in quitting his fellow-clerks, except Trenchard, whom he greatly esteemed.
Hawkesbury's manner was more suave and condescending than ever. To the rest of my fellow-clerks during those two days I was the most cross-grained and obnoxious comrade conceivable. My only relief seemed to be in quarrelling with somebody, and as they all laid themselves out to bait and tease me one way or another I had a pretty lively time of it.
The morning after The Puritan Nun was out, as Philip sat at his office desk, conscious that the eyes of the world were on him, Mr. Mavick entered, bowed to him absent-mindedly, and was shown into Mr. Hunt's room. Philip had dreaded to come to the office that morning and encounter the inquisition and perhaps the compliments of his fellow-clerks.
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