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He went upstairs, and after a little while came down again in his best black coat, carefully smoothing a tall hat of obsolete shape with his pocket handkerchief. 'I ain't wore it for years,' he said. HE WENT UPSTAIRS AND AFTER A LITTLE WHILE CAME DOWN AGAIN IN HIS BEST BLACK COAT CAREFULLY SMOOTHING A TALL HAT OF OBSOLETE SHAPE WITH HIS POCKET HANDKERCHIEF I WORE IT FOR YEARS HE SAID
ave worked placidly enough had he but been alone; but the tale had reached the workshop, and there was no lack of brutish chaff to disorder him. This the decenter men would have no part in, and even protested against. But the ill-conditioned kept their way, till, at the cry of 'Bell O!' when all were starting for dinner, one of the worst shouted the cruellest gibe of all. Bob Jennings turned on him and knocked him over a scrap-heap. A shout went up from the hurrying workmen, with a chorus of 'Serve ye right,' and the fallen joker found himself awkwardly confronted by the shop bruiser. But Bob had turned to a corner, and buried his eyes in the bend of his arm, while his shoulders heaved and shook. He slunk away home, and stayed there: walking restlessly to and fro, and often peeping down the street from the window. When, at twilight, his sister came again, he had become almost cheerful, and said with some briskness: 'I'm agoin' to meet 'er, Jin, at seven. I know where she'll be waitin'.  MORNING HE DID THESE THINGS AND COULD HAVE WORKED PLACIDLY ENOUGH HAD HE BUT BEEN ALONE BUT THE TALE HAD REACHED THE WORKSHOP AND THERE WAS NO LACK OF BRUTISH CHAFE TO DISORDER HIM THIS THE DECENTER MEN WOULD HAVE NO PART IN AND EVEN PROTESTED AGAINST BUT THE ILL CONDITIONED KEPT THEIR WAY TILL AT THE CRY OF BELLO WHEN ALL WERE STARTING FOR DINNER ONE OF THE WORST SHOUTED THE CRUELLEST GIBE OF ALL BOB JENNINGS TURNED ON HIM AND KNOCKED HIM OVER A SCRAP HEAP A SHOUT WENT UP FROM THE HURRYING WORKMAN WITH A CHORUS OF SAVE LIGHT AND THE FALLEN JOKER FOUND HIMSELF AWKWARDLY CONFRONTED BY THE SHOP BRUISER BUT BOB HAD TURNED TO A CORNER AND BURIED HIS EYES IN THE BEND OF HIS ARM WHILE HIS SHOULDERS HEAVED AND SHOOK HE SLUNK AWAY HOME AND STAYED THERE WALKING RESTLESSLY TO AND FRO AND OFTEN PEEPING DOWN THE STREET FROM THE WINDOW WHEN AT TWILIGHT HIS SISTER CAME AGAIN HE HAD BECOME ALMOST CHEERFUL AND SAID WITH SOME BRISKNESS I'M A GOING TO MEET AT GIN AT SEVEN I KNOW WHERE SHE'LL BE WAITING
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