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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951

"Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man"

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Charley promised to let him pay, quite readily. And, expanding, said:
"Great, Wrenn! Great! Lemme congratulate you. Don't know
anybody I'd rather've had this happen to. You're a meek little
baa-lamb, but you've got lots of stuff in you, old Wrennski.
Oh say, by the way, could. you let me have fifty cents till
Saturday? Thanks. I'll pay it back sure. By golly! you're
the only man around the office that 'preciates what a double
duck-lined old fiend old Goglefogle is, the old--"
"Aw, gee, Charley, I wish you wouldn't jump on Guilfogle
so hard. He's always treated me square."
"Gogie--square? Yuh, he's square just like a hoop. You know it,
too, Wrenn. Now that you've got enough money so's you don't
need to be scared about the job you'll realize it, and you'll
want to soak him, same's I do. _Say!_" The impulse of a great
idea made him gleefully shake his fist sidewise. "Say!
Why _don't_ you soak him? They bank on you at the Souvenir
Company. Darn' sight more than you realize, lemme tell you.


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