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Effects in the Bank

           Theirwearisomeheadswentupanddownatthesamerate,inhotweatherandcold,wetweatheranddry,fairweatherandfoul.Themeasuredmotionoftheirshadowsonthewalls,wasthesubstituteCoketownhadtoshowfortheshadowsofrustlingwoods;while,forthesummerhumofinsects,itcouldoffer,alltheyearround,fromthedawnofMondaytothenightofSaturday,thewhirrofshaftsandwheels.

           Drowsilytheywhirredallthroughthissunnyday,makingthepassengermoresleepyandmorehotashepassedthehummingwallsofthemills.Sun-blinds,andsprinklingsofwater,alittlecooledthemainstreetsandtheshops;butthemills,andthecourtsandalleys,bakedatafierceheat.Downupontheriverthatwasblackandthickwithdye,someCoketownboyswhowereatlargeararesightthererowedacrazyboat,whichmadeaspumoustrackuponthewaterasitjoggedalong,whileeverydipofanoarstirredupvilesmells.Butthesunitself,howeverbeneficent,generally,waslesskindtoCoketownthanhardfrost,andrarelylookedintentlyintoanyofitscloserregionswithoutengenderingmoredeaththanlife.SodoestheeyeofHeavenitselfbecomeanevileye,whenincapableorsordidhandsareinterposedbetweenitandthethingsitlooksupontobless.

           Mrs.SparsitsatinherafternoonapartmentattheBank,ontheshadiersideofthefryingstreet.Office-hourswereover:andatthatperiodoftheday,inwarmweather,sheusuallyembellishedwithhergenteelpresence,amanagerialboard-roomoverthepublicoffice.

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