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Updated: May 12, 2025
The net result of the coming of Bristow was that Psmith spent most of his time, when not actually oppressed by a rush of work, in the precincts of the Cash Department, talking to Mike and Mr Waller. The latter did not seem to share the dislike common among the other heads of departments of seeing his subordinates receiving visitors.
'You wished to see me about something, sir? inquired Psmith, ingratiatingly. 'You know perfectly well what I wished to see you about. I want to hear your explanation of what occurred last night. 'May I sit, sir? He dropped gracefully into a chair, without waiting for permission, and, having hitched up the knees of his trousers, beamed winningly at the manager.
New York, being an island, has had no room to spread. It is a town of human sardines. In the poorer quarters the congestion is unbelievable. Psmith and Mike picked their way through the groups of ragged children who covered the roadway. There seemed to be thousands of them. "Poor kids!" said Mike. "It must be awful living in a hole like this." Psmith said nothing. He was looking thoughtful.
A boot that is really smeared with red paint does not become black of itself in the course of a few minutes." "You are very right, sir," said Psmith with benevolent approval. "May I go now, sir? I am in the middle of a singularly impressive passage of Cicero's speech De Senectute." "I am sorry that you should leave your preparation till Sunday, Smith.
He straightened himself and brushed a bead of perspiration from his face with the back of his hand. Unfortunately, he used the sooty hand, and the result was like some gruesome burlesque of a nigger minstrel. "Did you put that boot there, Smith?" he asked slowly. "Yes, sir." "Then what did you MEAN by putting it there?" roared Mr. Downing. "Animal spirits, sir," said Psmith.
The little head of the Postage Department was moving restlessly about in the neighbourhood of Psmith's and Mike's desk. 'Am I mistaken, said Psmith to Mike, 'or is there the merest suspicion of a worried look on our chief's face? It seems to me that there is the slightest soupcon of shadow about that broad, calm brow. Going into Winter Quarters There was.
'In Australia began Master Edward Waller. 'I was rayther well, rayther facetious about it, continued Mr Richards. Psmith clicked his tongue sympathetically. 'In Australia said Edward. 'I went talking on, laughing and joking, when all of a sudden she flew out at me. How was I to know she was 'eart and soul in the movement? You never told me, he added accusingly to his host.
And when a man's toes wriggle, he is interested in what you are saying. 'All these petty breezes, continued Psmith sympathetically, 'must be very trying to a man in your position, a man who wishes to be left alone in order to devote his entire thought to the niceties of the higher Finance.
If we are to continue in the running for the bonus stakes, it would be well to start soon. Mike's first duty at the bank that morning was to check the stamps and petty cash. While he was engaged on this task, he heard Psmith conversing affably with Mr Rossiter. 'Good morning, said Psmith. 'Morning, replied his chief, doing sleight-of-hand tricks with a bundle of letters which lay on his desk.
"We were wondering, sir, if you would have any objection to Jackson, Jellicoe and myself sharing the dormitory with the three beds in it. A very warm friendship " explained Psmith, patting the gurgling Jellicoe kindly on the shoulder, "has sprung up between Jackson, Jellicoe and myself." "You make friends easily, Smith. I like to see it I like to see it." "And we can have the room, sir?"
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