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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951

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

Guilfogle, I really wanted to get
back to the office again. I'm awfully glad to see it again."
"Glad see _you_. Well, where did you go? I got the card you
sent me from Chesterton with the picture of the old church on it."
"Why, I went to Liverpool and Oxford and London and--well--Kew
and Ealing and places and--And I tramped through Essex and
Suffolk--all through--on foot. Aengusmere and them places."
"Just a moment. (Well, Rabin, what is it? Why certainly. I've
told you that already about five times. _Yes_, I said--that's
what I had the samples made up for. I wish you'd be a little
more careful, d' ye hear?) You went to London, did you, Wrenn?
Say, did you notice any novelties we could copy?"
"No, I'm afraid I didn't, Mr. Guilfogle. I'm awfully sorry. I
hunted around, but I couldn't find a thing we could use. I mean
I couldn't find anything that began to come up to our line.
Them English are pretty slow."
"Didn't, eh? Well, what's your plans now?"
"Why--uh--I kind of thought--Honestly, Mr.


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