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And Isaacs & Sons were delighted at the great man's pleasantry, and afterward repeated it many times, calling upon each other to bear witness, and Spear felt as though some one had given him a new backbone, and Andrews, who was guiding Thorndike out of the building, was thinking to himself what a great confidence man had been lost when Thorndike became a banker.
They entered the court and passed down an aisle to a railed enclosure in which were high oak chairs. Again, in his effort to follow, Mr. Thorndike was halted, but the first tipstaff came to his rescue. "All right," he signalled, "he's with Mr. Andrews." Mr. Andrews pointed to one of the oak chairs. "You sit there," he commanded, "it's reserved for members of the bar, but it's all right.
He begrudged to Isaacs & Sons the credit of having given Spear his liberty. His morning had been wasted. He had neglected his own interests, and in no way assisted those of Spear. He was moving out of the railed enclosure when Andrews called him by name. "His honor," he said impressively, "wishes to speak to you." The judge leaned over his desk and shook Mr. Thorndike by the hand.
Later: "Just got in from a six-hour session with the most important group of employers in New York. I sat in on a meeting of the Building Trades Board where labor delegates and employers appeared. Gee, it was fine, and I got oceans of stuff." Then came Boas, and more visits with Thorndike.
As far as we know," he dictated, "he was satisfactory. Don't say more than that." The secretary scribbled a mark with his pencil. "And the landscape man?" "Tell him," commanded Thorndike, "I want a wood road, suitable to a farm; and to let the trees grow where God planted them."
Pray, if you doubt this, note how many things you see others doing that you have no inclination to imitate! For an admirable summary see Thorndike, E. L., The Original Nature of Man, 1913, pp. 108 ff. "If the earth were struck by one of Mr. They would have no language to express their thoughts, and no thoughts but vague reverie. They could not read notices, or drive motors or horses.
He was pleased with himself and with his fellow-men. He shook hands with Isaacs & Sons, and congratulated them upon their public spirit, and the type-writer firm upon their public spirit. And then he saw Spear standing apart regarding him doubtfully. Spear did not offer his hand, but Mr. Thorndike took it, and shook it, and said: "I want to meet your mother." And when Mrs.
Thorndike had seen on ferry-boats. They leaned forward toward young Mr. Andrews, fawning, their eyes wide with apprehension. Mr. Thorndike refused the newspaper. "I thought I was going to see the judge," he suggested. "Court doesn't open for a few minutes yet," said the assistant district attorney. "Judge is always late, anyway." Mr. Thorndike suppressed an exclamation.
"Thorndike, it's Andalusian! and when that's said, all's said." "Andalusian AND Oregonian, Antonio! Put it that way, and you have my vote. Being a native up there, I know. You being Andalusian- born " "Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise? Well, I can. Like the Don! like Sancho! This is the correct Andalusian dawn now crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent "
Or, by some genius of memory, to recall the fact that it was on this morning young Spear was to be sentenced for theft. It was a charming morning. The spring was at full tide, and the air was sweet and clean. Mr. Thorndike considered whimsically that to send a man to jail with the memory of such a morning clinging to him was adding a year to his sentence.
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