Chapter 6

           Andasconditionsstood,theextraordinaryeconomicandsocialinexperienceoftheGriffithsAsaandElviradovetailedalltooneatlywithhisdreams.ForneitherAsanorElvirahadtheleastknowledgeoftheactualcharacteroftheworkuponwhichhewasabouttoenter,scarcelyanymorethanhedid,orwhatitmightmeantohimmorally,imaginatively,financially,orinanyotherway.Forneitherofthemhadeverstoppedinahotelabovethefourthclassinalltheirdays.Neitheronehadevereateninarestaurantofaclassthatcateredtootherthanindividualsoftheirownlowfinanciallevel.Thattherecouldbeanyotherformsofworkorcontactthanthoseinvolvedincarryingthebagsofgueststoandfromthedoorofahoteltoitsoffice,andbackagain,foraboyofClyde’syearsandtemperament,neveroccurredtothem.Anditwasnaivelyassumedbyboththatthepayforsuchworkmustofnecessitybeverysmallanywhere,sayfiveorsixdollarsaweek,andsoactuallybelowClyde’sdesertsandhisyears.

           Andinviewofthis,Mrs.Griffiths,whowasmorepracticalthanherhusbandatalltimes,andwhowasintenselyinterestedinClyde’seconomicwelfare,aswellasthatofherotherchildren,wasactuallywonderingwhyClydeshouldofasuddenbecomesoenthusiasticaboutchangingtothisnewsituation,which,accordingtohisownstory,involvedlongerhoursandnotsoverymuchmorepay,ifany.

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