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Hundreds of times did I listen with vain expectations to the footsteps on the stairs below footsteps of attorneys and clerks, messengers and office-boys. I knew them all, and that was all I knew of them. Down below at the bottom flight they tramped, and there they mostly stopped. The ground floor was evidently the best for business; but some came higher, to the first floor.
The heads of big concerns don't ask their office-boys to their homes to meet their families, you know. But I'm not a bit discouraged. I'm going to find something if I have to tear a hole in the road chasing it." A few evenings later Allen called again upon the Gorhams.
I asked, who had expected a solitary lodging. "Yes, lots of 'em; and a bad lot too." "Are they Merrett, Barnacle, and Company's boys?" I inquired. "Who?" inquired Mrs Nash, rather bewildered. I saw my mistake in time. Of course this was a regular lodging-house for office-boys generally. "Leave your box there," said Mrs Nash, "and come along."
Early business men, mechanics, clerks, shop-girls, sewing-girls, office-boys, these made up the list of passengers. Except, perhaps, some travellers now and then, bound for a first express from Boston, or an excursion party to take a harbor steamer for a day's trip to Nantasket or Nahant.
At the age of fourteen he sat in a grimy room with an old man on one side of him, a copying-press on the other, and a law-stationer's almanac in front, and he earned half a crown a week. But now he, Edward Beechinor, was the old man, and the indispensable lad of fourteen, who had once been himself, was another lad, perhaps thirtieth of the dynasty of office-boys.
In and out skurried a dozen office-boys, responding to calls from various desks, bringing bundles of proofs, thrusting copy into boxes which instantly and noisily shot up through the ceiling. It was a scene of confusion and furious activity. The face of each individual was calm and his motions by themselves were not excited.
At five-fifty Sir George departed, as usual, to catch the six-five for Wimbledon, where he had a large residence, which outwardly resembled at once a Bloomsbury boarding-house, a golf-club, and a Riviera hotel. Henry, after Sir George's exit, lapsed into his principal's chair and into meditation. The busy life of the establishment died down until only the office-boys and Henry were left.
"I gave twenty-five dollars in New York for work much shorter and done leisurely," said he, "and you have worked long hours. I feel under very great obligation." "You needn't," said she. "I have made more in the last twenty-four hours than in the previous week. I was only too glad to get the work." Down the iron stairs clerks and office-boys were clattering.
Brinley one morning, after Brinley had made a few remarks to his wife which were not to her taste, inasmuch as she felt that she had done nothing to deserve them. "I didn't burn the steak." "That is very true, my dear," said Brinley, "but you are responsible for the cook who did. It would never do for me to interfere. I have troubles enough with my office-boys.
As the interview with Milton Wright continued, he was not so sure but that he had found material for a sermon without going back to his study. "I think the first change I had to make was in my thought of my employees. I came down here Monday morning after that Sunday and asked myself, 'What would Jesus do in His relation to these clerks, bookkeepers, office-boys, draymen, salesmen?
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