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[1]“Wishtolookaboutthestore?Oh，oh，byallmeans，sir，”
hesaid.
[2]Then，asherubbedhishaherinanurbanefashioedapierceatmethroughhisspectacles.
[3]“You’llfihatyou，”
hesaid，“inthebackofthestoreo.”
Wehavethereaseriesofreprints—UniversalKnowledgefromAristotletoArthurBalfour—atseves.OrperhapsyoumightliketolookoverthePantheohors，attes.“Mr.Sparrow，”
hecalled，“justshowthisgentlemanourclassits—theteseries.”
[4]Withthathewavedhishandtoanassistantanddismissedmefromhisthought.
[5]Inotherwords，hehaddivinedmeiherewasnouseinmyhavingboughtasage-greenfedorainBroadtiedoneupcrosswisewithspotsasbigasheselittleadorseverhidethesoulwithin.Irofessor，a，oratleast，aspartofhisbusiness，hecoulddiviheinstant.
[6]Thesalesmahebiggestbookstorefortenblootbedeaer.Andheknew，ofcourse，that，asaprofessor，Iwasnogood.Ihadetothestore，asallprotobookstores，justasaestoanopenjarofmarmalade.HekIwouldhangaroundfortwetineverybody’sway，andfinallybuyacheapreprintoftheDialoguesofPlato，ortheProseWorksofJohnMilton，orLoaanding，orsometrashofthatsort.
[7]Asforrealtasteiure—theabilitytoappreciateatitsworthadollar-fiftymonth，inasprihatangofrontispiece—Ihadn’tgotita.
[8]Hedespisedme，ofcourse.Butitisamaximofthebookbusiaprupinaerburiedinabooklookswelliherealerslikeit.
[9]Soitwasthatevensoup-to-dateamanagerasMr.Sellyertoleratedmypresenabaerofhisstore;andsoitwasthatIhadanopportunityofnotihingofhismethodswithhisrealethodssosuccessful，Imaysay，thathisisrightlylookeduponbyallthepublishingbusinessasoaysofliteratureinAmerica.
[10]Ihadionofstandinginthepladlisteningasaspy.Infact，totellthetruth，IhadbeediatelyiediranslationoftheMoralDiscoursesofEpictetus.ThebookwasverylypriewellboundandwashteehatforthemomentIwasstroobuyit，thoughitseemedbesttotakeadipintoitfirst.
[11]Ihadhardlyreadmorethatthefirstthreechapterswheioedbyversationgoingoofthestore.
[12]“You’requitesureit’shislatest?”
afashionablydressedwomanwassayingtoMr.Sellyer.
[13]“Oh，yes，Mrs.Rasselyer，”
ahemanager.“Iassureyouthisishisverylatest.Infaeierday.”
[14]Ashespoke，heihhishandahugepileofbooks，gailyjawhiteandblue.Iakeoutthetitleinbitgiltlettering—GoldenDreams.
[15]“Oh，yes，”
repeatedMr.Sellyer.“ThisisMr.Slush’slatestbook.It’shavingawonderfulsale.”
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