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Mount Olympus

           Rubbingtheirhandsandmoppingtheirfaceswiththeirhandkerchiefs,theylookedaboutthem,makinganattempttoappearasnonchalantandcheerfulaspossibleundersuchtryingcircumstances.Thereweremanyoldacquaintancesandfriendstogreet,inquiriestobemadeastothehealthofwivesandchildren.Mr.Arneel,cladinyellowishlinen,withawhitesilkshirtoflavenderstripe,andcarryingapalm-leaffan,seemedquiterefreshed;hisfineexpanseofneckandbosomlookedmostpaternal,andevenAbrahamesque.Hisround,glisteningpateexudedbeadsofmoisture.Mr.Schryhart,onthecontrary,foralltheheat,appearedquitehardandsolid,asthoughhemightbecarvedoutofsomedarkwood.Mr.Hand,muchofMr.Arneel’stype,butmoresolidandapparentlymorevigorous,haddonnedfortheoccasionabluesergecoatwithtrousersofanalmostgaudy,brightstripe.Hisruddy,archaicfacewasatonceencouragingandserious,asthoughheweresaying,"Mydearchildren,thisisverytrying,butwewilldothebestwecan."Mr.Merrillwasascoolandornateandlazyasitwaspossibleforagreatmerchanttobe.Toonepersonandanotherheextendedacool,softhand,noddingandsmilinghalfthetimeinsilence.ToMr.Arneelastheforemostcitizenandtheoneoflargestwealthfelltheduty(byallagreedasmostappropriate)ofassumingthechairwhichinthiscasewasanespeciallylargeoneattheheadofthetable.

           Therewasaslightstirashefinally,atthesuggestionofSchryhart,wentforwardandsatdown.

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