Hespoke of ordering the books as one might speak of
ordering a tonof coals. And then you expect people to give you a job! Ones got to
change the system, or one changesnothing. All of them saw Gordon and grasped his
status.
Youd much better stay here till youvefound a
job.
It haddredged no deeper than Dell, and it even had
books by Lawrence andHuxley.
In his despondent, bored moodhe did not want to
make the effort of talking to her. It was just aderelicts job, a blind-alley job.
Youd much better stay here till youvefound a job. Oh, I dare say its all right as a
theory!
Gordon knew beforehand that there were no jobs
goingbegging in the book trade. She felt that she knew him well enoughnow to take
him into her confidence.
His clothes had that peculiarhardened, shiny
texture of clothes that are very old and verydirty. Im sure theydgive you a job if
you went and asked them.
It had dragged him downward with strange
suddenness. It was that bitch HermioneSlater, presumably.
But theres a certainamount of truth in what he
says.
But shewasnt going to tell Gordon anything of that.
It was his religion, you mightsay, to keep out of that filthy
money-world.
Hewould have perished rather than admit that Gordon
was sponging onhim. Gordon plucked up hiscourage and went in. It haddredged no
deeper than Dell, and it even had books by Lawrence andHuxley. We talked itover when
he left the New Albion. How maddening it was, that he should let himself be pushed
into thegutter by a thing like that!
It dismayed them to see what a mean,dreary little
place the library was. Look here, Ravelston, I cant stay here any longer. She said
good-bye and then suddenly turned to him andlaid her hand on his arm.
It was the first time she had everspoken to him
like this.
Whether it was to be final he did notknow.