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"It's beastly rude, I know, but I thought you'd understand." She looked at him, and laughed. "I believe I do," she said. He stopped the car and got out, settling with the man, and glancing up at a clock. "You'll be in at nine-forty-five," he said, "as proper as possible. And thank you so much for coming." "Thank you, Solomon," she replied. "It's been just topping. Thanks awfully for taking me.
"By referring to the rules of this establishment, Mr. Ellins," says the Doc, speakin' cold and reprovin', "you will see that the general retiring hour is fixed at nine-thirty. At nine-forty-five the gas is all turned off." "What!" roars Hickory. "Think you're going to put me to bed at nine-thirty?" "You are at liberty to sit up in the dark, if you choose," the Doc comes back at him.
After the arrival of the head "clarks" and stenographers at nine-forty-five, there ensued fifteen minutes of guarded conversation in front of the offices. During this time the public issues of the day were settled and the nation's policies outlined.
Ellins would be finishin' the last of three soft-boiled eggs. He'll show up here at nine-forty-five." "Mr. Robert Ellins, then?" demands another. "Say, I'm no puzzle editor," says I. "Maybe he'll be here to-day and maybe he won't." "But we couldn't find him yesterday, either," comes back an old goat with tufts in his ears. "That's a way he has these days," says I.
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