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[1]“Wishtolookaboutthestore?Oh,oh,byallmeans,sir,”
hesaid.
[2]Then,asherubbedhishaherinanurbanefashioedapierceatmethroughhisspectacles.
[3]“You’llfihatyou,”
hesaid,“inthebackofthestoreo.”
Wehavethereaseriesofreprints—UniversalKnowledgefromAristotletoArthurBalfour—atseves.OrperhapsyoumightliketolookoverthePantheohors,attes.“Mr.Sparrow,”
hecalled,“justshowthisgentlemanourclassits—theteseries.”
[4]Withthathewavedhishandtoanassistantanddismissedmefromhisthought.
[5]Inotherwords,hehaddivinedmeiherewasnouseinmyhavingboughtasage-greenfedorainBroadtiedoneupcrosswisewithspotsasbigasheselittleadorseverhidethesoulwithin.Irofessor,a,oratleast,aspartofhisbusiness,hecoulddiviheinstant.
[6]Thesalesmahebiggestbookstorefortenblootbedeaer.Andheknew,ofcourse,that,asaprofessor,Iwasnogood.Ihadetothestore,asallprotobookstores,justasaestoanopenjarofmarmalade.HekIwouldhangaroundfortwetineverybody’sway,andfinallybuyacheapreprintoftheDialoguesofPlato,ortheProseWorksofJohnMilton,orLoaanding,orsometrashofthatsort.
[7]Asforrealtasteiure—theabilitytoappreciateatitsworthadollar-fiftymonth,inasprihatangofrontispiece—Ihadn’tgotita.
[8]Hedespisedme,ofcourse.Butitisamaximofthebookbusiaprupinaerburiedinabooklookswelliherealerslikeit.
[9]Soitwasthatevensoup-to-dateamanagerasMr.Sellyertoleratedmypresenabaerofhisstore;andsoitwasthatIhadanopportunityofnotihingofhismethodswithhisrealethodssosuccessful,Imaysay,thathisisrightlylookeduponbyallthepublishingbusinessasoaysofliteratureinAmerica.
[10]Ihadionofstandinginthepladlisteningasaspy.Infact,totellthetruth,IhadbeediatelyiediranslationoftheMoralDiscoursesofEpictetus.ThebookwasverylypriewellboundandwashteehatforthemomentIwasstroobuyit,thoughitseemedbesttotakeadipintoitfirst.
[11]Ihadhardlyreadmorethatthefirstthreechapterswheioedbyversationgoingoofthestore.
[12]“You’requitesureit’shislatest?”
afashionablydressedwomanwassayingtoMr.Sellyer.
[13]“Oh,yes,Mrs.Rasselyer,”
ahemanager.“Iassureyouthisishisverylatest.Infaeierday.”
[14]Ashespoke,heihhishandahugepileofbooks,gailyjawhiteandblue.Iakeoutthetitleinbitgiltlettering—GoldenDreams.
[15]“Oh,yes,”
repeatedMr.Sellyer.“ThisisMr.Slush’slatestbook.It’shavingawonderfulsale.”
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