This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... help as soon as possible." "I will be on hand to-morrow morning, sir." 'What! ready for work? How is it possible that you have dispatched matters so rapidly?" "Why," said Theodore, "from two o'clock until eight gives one six good hours in which to dispatch business." And Mr. Stephens, as they went down the great store ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... help as soon as possible." "I will be on hand to-morrow morning, sir." 'What! ready for work? How is it possible that you have dispatched matters so rapidly?" "Why," said Theodore, "from two o'clock until eight gives one six good hours in which to dispatch business." And Mr. Stephens, as they went down the great store together, smiled again, and said to himself: "I don't believe I have mistaken my man." There was an evening party at the house of the Rev. John Birge. Not one of those grand crushes, where everybody is cross and warm and uncomfortable generally, but a cosy little gathering of young ladies and gentlemen, people whom the minister desired to see come into more social contact with each other. Among the number was Miss Dora Hastings. Dora still continued to come to Sunday-school, although she had arrived at that mysterious age when young ladies are apt to be too old for anything reasonable; but Dora, for some unaccountable reason, so at least her mother thought, clung to her little-girl habits, and went to Sunday-school; so she happened to be numbered among the guests at Mr. Birge's party. Pliny was also invited, but had chosen not to come, so Ben Phillips had supplied his place as escort, and was now chatting with her when a new arrival was announced Mr. Birge came to the end of the room where Dora was seated, and with her a young gentleman. "Dora," he said, "permit me to introduce a young friend of mine--Mr. Mallery, Miss Hastings." Now it so happened that although Theodore had been for years a member of the same Sabbath-school with this young lady, and had seen her sitting in the Hastings' pew in church on every Sabbath day, still this was the first time that he had met her f...
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