Alleyne abuses Farrington about the missing letters. His pleasant dreams are interrupted by a furious Mr. He begins to think longingly of a night of drink. Glumly, he realizes that he will not be able to meet his deadline for the contract he's currently copying. Alleyne is said to be sweet "on her or her money."įarrington drops off the correspondence and returns to work. Miss Delacour is a wealthy middle-aged woman, and Mr. Alleyne won't notice that the last two letters are missing. Farrington gets the correspondence, hoping that Mr. The copy of the correspondence for the Delacour case is needed. The chief clerk tells him sharply that Mr. On his way in he notices the smell of the perfume of one of the clients, Miss Delacour. The respite is short, however, because Farrington has to return to work. He goes down the street into dark, comfy O'Neill's shop. Farrington returns to work, but as soon as he sits down the tedium of his job gets to him. After a few solid minutes of abuse, he is allowed to return to work with a strict deadline for copying a contract. Farrington, a scrivener in a legal office, is called to see his tyrannical boss, Mr.
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