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After his thirtieth year Mr. Jordan ceased to stand behind the counter. Of no very active disposition, and but moderately set on gain, he found it pleasant to spend a few hours daily over the books and the correspondence, and for the rest of his time to enjoy a gossipy leisure, straying among the acquaintances of a lifetime, or making new in the decorous bar parlours, billiard rooms, and other such retreats which allured his bachelor liberty. AFTER HIS THIRTIETH YEAR MISTER JORDAN CEASED TO STAND BEHIND THE COUNTER OF NO VERY ACTIVE DISPOSITION AND BUT MODERATELY SET ON GAIN HE FOUND IT PLEASANT TO SPEND A FEW HOURS DAILY OVER THE BOOKS AND THE CORRESPONDENTS AND FOR THE REST OF HIS TIME TO ENJOY A GOSSIPY LEISURE STRAYING AMONG THE QUICK ACQUAINTANCES OF A LIFETIME OR MAKING NEW IN THE DECOROUS SPAR PARLOURS BILLIARD ROOMS AND OTHER SUCH RETREATS WHICH ALLURED HIS BACHELOR LIBERTY
hioned people. Round about them is the ceaseless coming and going of nomads who keep abreast with the time, who take their lodgings by the week, their houses by the month; who camp indifferently in regions old and new, learning their geography in train and tram-car. Abiding parishioners are wont to be either very poor or established in a moderate prosperity; they lack enterprise, either for good or ill: if comfortably off, they owe it, as a rule, to some predecessor's exertion. And for the most part, though little enough endowed with the civic spirit, they abundantly pride themselves on their local permanence. Representative of this class was Mr. Archibald Jordan, a native of Islington, and, at the age of five-and-forty, still faithful to the streets which he had trodden as a child. His father started a small grocery business in Upper Street; Archibald succeeded to the shop, advanced soberly, and at length admitted a partner, by whose capital and energy the business was much increased.  OF MORE OR LESS OLD FASHIONED PEOPLE ROUND ABOUT THEM IS THE CEASELESS COMING AND GOING OF NOMADS WHO KEEP ABREAST WITH THE TIME WHO TAKE THEIR LODGINGS BY THE WEEK THEIR HOUSES BY THE MONTH WHO CAMP INDIFFERENTLY IN REGIONS OLD AND NEW LEARNING THEIR GEOGRAPHY IN TRAIN AND TRAMCAR ABIDING PARISHIONERS ARE WONT TO BE EITHER VERY POOR OR ESTABLISHED IN A MODERATE PROSPERITY THEY LACK ENTERPRISE EITHER FOR GOOD OR ILL IF COMFORTABLY OFF THEY OWE IT AS A RULE TO SOME PREDECESSOR'S EXERTION AND FOR THE MOST PART THOUGH LITTLE ENOUGH ENDOWED WITH THE CYRIC SPIRIT THEY ABUNDANTLY PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THEIR LOCAL PERMANENCE REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS CLASS WAS MISTER ARCHIBALD JORDAN A NATIVE OF ISLINGTON AND AT THE AGE OF FIVE AND FORTY STILL FAITHFUL TO THE STREETS WHICH HE HAD TRODDEN AS A CHILD HIS FATHER STARTED A SMALL GROCERY BUSINESS IN UPPER STREET ARCHIBALD SUCCEEDED TO THE SHOP ADVANCED SOBERLY AND AT LENGTH ADMITTED A PARTNER BY WHOSE CAPITAL AND ENERGY THE BUSINESS WAS MUCH INCREASED
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