Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           Fromfourtosixdollars!Why,thatwastwenty-eighttoforty-twodollarsaweek!Hecouldscarcelybelieveit.Andthatinadditiontothefifteendollarsamonthandboard.Andtherewasnocharge,asMr.Squiresnowexplained,forthehandsomeuniformstheboyswore.Butitmightnotbewornortakenoutoftheplace.Hishours,asMr.Squiresnowproceededtoexplain,wouldbeasfollows:OnMondays,Wednesdays,FridaysandSundays,hewastoworkfromsixinthemorninguntilnoon,andthen,withsixhoursoff,fromsixintheeveninguntilmidnight.OnTuesdays,ThursdaysandSaturdays,heneedonlyworkfromnoonuntilsix,thusgivinghimeachalternateafternoonoreveningtohimself.Butallhismealsweretobetakenoutsidehisworkinghoursandhewastoreportpromptlyinuniformforline-upandinspectionbyhissuperiorexactlytenminutesbeforetheregularhoursofhisworkbeganateachwatch.

           Asforsomeotherthingswhichwereinhismindatthetime,Mr.Squiressaidnothing.Therewereothers,asheknew,whowouldspeakforhim.Insteadhewentontoadd,andthenquiteclimacticallyforClydeatthattime,whohadbeensittingasoneinadaze:"Isupposeyouarereadytogotoworknow,aren’tyou?"

           "Yes,sir,yes,sir,"hereplied.

           "Verygood!"Thenhegotupandopenedthedoorwhichhadshutthemin."Oscar,"hecalledtoaboyseatedattheheadofthebell-boybench,towhichatallish,ratheroversizedyouthinatight,neat-lookinguniformrespondedwithalacrity.

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