Up in these rooms on the third floor he was dear old Peter--or Pete--or Griggsy--or whatever his many friends loved best to call him. Up here, too, he was the merriest companion possible; giving out as much as he absorbed, and always with his heart turned inside out. That he had been for more than thirty years fastened to a high stool facing his desk bespoke neither political influence nor the backing of rich friends. Nobody, really, had ever wanted his place. If they did they never dared ask for it--not above their breath.
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Up in these rooms on the third floor he was dear old Peter--or Pete--or Griggsy--or whatever his many friends loved best to call him. Up here, too, he was the merriest companion possible; giving out as much as he absorbed, and always with his heart turned inside out. That he had been for more than thirty years fastened to a high stool facing his desk bespoke neither political influence nor the backing of rich friends. Nobody, really, had ever wanted his place. If they did they never dared ask for it--not above their breath.
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Fair. No dust jacket. Includes illustrations. Book condition: fair/good. DJ Condition: no dj. Stain to top of front and back cover boards, through bottom interior pages. Corners are sharp, tight binding. Reading copy.
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1907 Smith, F Hopkinson THE VEILED LADY AND OTHER MEN AND WOMEN NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907 Published March 1907 295pp, ads illustrated 8vo Tiny hole in p293, not affecting text, small spots on spine and front cover, near fine hardcover.
