Chapter III
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WEE QUESTION OF FORTUNE--FOUR-FIFTY A WEEK
Once across the river and into the wholesale district, she glanced about her for some likely door at which to apply. As she contemplated the wide windows and imposing signs, she became conscious of being gazed upon and understood for what she was--a wage-eker. She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage. To avoid a certain indefinable shame she felt at being caught spying about for a position, she quickened her steps and assumed an air of indifference suppodly common to one upon an errand. In this way she pasd many manufacturing and wholesale hous without once glancing in. At last, after veral blocks of walking, she felt that this would not do, and began to look about again, though without relaxing her pace. A little way on she saw a great door which, for some reason, attracted her attention. It was ornamented by a small brass sign, and emed to be the entrance to a vast hive of six or ven floors. "Perhaps," she thought, "They may want some one," and crosd over to enter. When she came within a score of feet of the desired
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goal, she saw through the window a young man in a grey checked suit. That he had anything to do with the concern, she could not tell, but becau he happened to be looking in her direction her weakening heart misgave her and she hurried by, too overcome with shame to enter. Over the way stood a great six- story structure, labelled Storm and King, which she viewed with rising hope. It was a wholesale dry goods concern and employed women. She could e them moving about now and then upon the upper floors. This place she decided to enter, no matter what. She crosd over and walked directly toward the entrance. As she did so, two men came out and paud in the door. A telegraph mesnger in blue dashed past her and up the few steps that led to the entrance and disappeared. Several pedestrians out of the hurrying throng which filled the sidewalks pasd about her as she paud, hesitating. She looked helplessly around, and then, eing herlf obrved, retreated. It was too difficult a task. She could not go past them.
So vere a defeat told sadly upon her nerves. Her feet carried her mechanically forward, every foot of her progress being a satisfactory portion of a flight which she gladly made. B
lock after block pasd by. Upon streetlamps at the various corners she read names such as Madison, Monroe, La Salle, Clark, Dearborn, State, and still she went, her feet beginning to tire upon the broad stone flagging. She was plead in part that the streets were bright and clean. The morning sun, shining down with steadily increasing warmth, made the shady side of the streets pleasantly cool. She looked at the blue sky overhead with more realisation of its charm than had ever come to her before.
Her cowardice began to trouble her in a way. She turned back, resolving to hunt up Storm and King and enter. On the way, she encountered a great wholesale shoe company, through the broad plate windows of which she saw an enclod executive department, hidden by frosted glass. Without this enclosure, but just within the street entrance, sat a grey-haired gentleman at a small table, with a large open ledger before him. She walked by this institution veral times hesitating, but, finding herlf unobrved, faltered past the screen door and stood humble waiting.
"Well, young lady," obrved the old gentleman, looking at her somewhat kindly, "what is it you wish?"
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"I am, that is, do you--I mean, do you need any help?" she stammered.
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诧异意思"Not just at prent," he answered smiling. "Not just at prent. Come in some time next week. Occasionally we need some one."
She received the answer in silence and backed awkwardly out. The pleasant nature of her reception rather astonished her. She had expected that it would be more difficult, that something cold and harsh would be said--she knew not what. That she had not been put to shame and made to feel her unfortunate position, emed remarkable.
Somewhat encouraged, she ventured into another large structure. It was a clothing company, and more people were in evidence-- well-dresd men of forty and more, surrounded by brass railings.
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An office boy approached her.
"Who is it you wish to e?" he asked.
"I want to e the manager," she said. He ran away and spoke to one of a group of three men who were conferring together. One of the came towards her.
"Well?" he said coldly. The greeting drove all courage from her at once.
"Do you need any help?" she stammered.
"No," he replied abruptly, and turned upon his heel.新视野大学英语读写教程第三册答案
She went foolishly out, the office boy deferentially swinging the door for her, and gladly sank into the obscuring crowd. It was a vere tback to her recently plead mental state.
Now she walked quite aimlessly for a time, turning here and there, eing one great company after another, but finding no courage to procute her single inquiry. High noon came, and with it hunger. She hunted out an unassuming restaurant and entered, but was disturbed to find that the prices were exorbitant for the size of her pur. A bowl of soup was all that she could afford, and, with this quickly eaten, she went out again. It rest
ored her strength somewhat and made her moderately bold to pursue the arch.
In walking a few blocks to fix upon some probable place, she again encountered the firm of Storm and King, and this time managed to get in. Some gentlemen were conferring clo at hand, but took no notice of her. She was left standing, gazing nervously upon the floor. When the limit of her distress had been nearly reached, she was beckoned to by a man at one of the many desks within the near-by railing.
tercel"Who is it you wish to e?" he required.
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puzzle是什么意思"Why, any one, if you plea," she answered. "I am looking for something to do."
"Oh, you want to e Mr. McManus," he returned. "Sit down," and he pointed to a chair against the neighbouring wall. He went on leisurely writing, until after a time a short, stout gentleman came in from the street.
"Mr. McManus," called the man at the desk, "this young woman wants to e you."
