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ces his cap�А �Now you are here I'd like you to give me a little account of yourself。  ��Looking at him over his spectacles�А �How's your health��

FALDER。  I'm alive�察�Mr。 Cokeson。

COKESON。  ��Preoccupied�А �I'm glad to hear that。  About this matter。 I don't like doing anything out of the ordinary�察�it's not my habit。 I'm a plain man�察�and I want everything smooth and straight。  But I promised your friend to speak to the partners�察�and I always keep my word。

FALDER。  I just want a chance�察�Mr。 Cokeson。  I've paid for that job a thousand times and more。  I have�察�sir。  No one knows。  They say I weighed more when I came out than when I went in。  They couldn't weigh me here ��he touches his head�А �or here ��he toucheshis heart�察�and gives a sort of laugh�А�  Till last night I'd have thought there was nothing in here at all。

COKESON。  ��Concerned�А�You've not got heart disease��

FALDER。  Oh�  �they passed me sound enough。

COKESON。  But they got you a place�察�didn't they��

FALSER。  Yes�察�very good people�察�knew all about itvery kind to me。 I thought I was going to get on first rate。  But one day�察�all of a sudden�察�the other clerks got wind of it。。。。  I couldn't stick it�察�Mr。 COKESON�察�I couldn't�察�sir。

COKESON。 Easy�察�my dear fellow�察�easy��

FALDER。  I had one small job after that�察�but it didn't last。

COKESON。  How was that��

FALDER。  It's no good deceiving you�察�Mr。 Cokeson。  The fact is�察�I seem to be struggling against a thing that's all round me。  I can't explain it�此�it's as if I was in a net�察�as fast as I cut it here�察�it grows up there。  I didn't act as I ought to have�察�about references�察�but what are you to do�拭 �You must have them。  And that made me afraid�察�and I left。  In fact�察�I'mI'm afraid all the time now。

     He bows his head and leans dejectedly silent over the table。

COKESON。  I feel for youI do really。  Aren't your sisters going to do anything for you��

FALDER。  One's in consumption。  And the other

COKESON。  Ye。。。es。  She told me her husband wasn't quite pleased with you。

FALDER。  When I went therethey were at suppermy sister wanted to give me a kissI know。  But he just looked at her�察�and said�此 ─�What have you come for�拭  �Well�察�I pocketed my pride and I said�此 �Aren't you going to give me your hand�察�Jim�拭 �Cis is�察�I know�察─�I said。  ;Look here� ─�he said�察 �that's all very well�察�but we'd better come to an understanding。  I've been expecting you�察�and I've made up my mind。 I'll give you fifteen pounds to go to Canada with。;  ;I see�察─�I said´;good riddance�  �No�察�thanks�察�keep your fifteen pounds。; Friendship's a queer thing when you've been where I have。

COKESON。  I understand。  Will you take the fifteen pound from me�拭。�Flustered�察�as FALDER regards him with a queer smile�А �Quite without prejudice�察�I meant it kindly。

FALDER。  I'm not allowed to leave the country。

COKESON。  Oh�  �ye。。。esticket´of´leave�拭 �You aren't looking the thing。

FALDER。  I've slept in the Park three nights this week。  The dawns aren't all poetry there。  But meeting herI feel a different man this morning。  I've often thought the being fond of hers the best thing about me�察�it's sacred�察�somehowand yet it did for me。  That's queer�察�isn't it��

COKESON。  I'm sure we're all very sorry for you。

FALDER。  That's what I've found�察�Mr。 Cokeson。  Awfully sorry for me。 ��With quiet bitterness�А �But it doesn't do to associate with criminals��

COKESON。  Come�察�come�察�it's no use calling yourself names。  That never did a man any good。  Put a face on it。

FALDER。  It's easy enough to put a face on it�察�sir�察�when you're independent。  Try it when you're down like me。  They talk about giving you your deserts。  Well�察�I think I've had just a bit over。

COKESON。  ��Eyeing him askance over his spectacles I hope they haven't made a Socialist of you。

     FALDER is suddenly still�察�as if brooding over his past self�察�he      utters a peculiar laugh。

COKESON。  You must give them credit for the best intentions。  Really you must。  Nobody wishes you harm�察�I'm sure。

FALDER。  I believe that�察�Mr。 Cokeson。  Nobody wishes you harm�察�but they down you all the same。  This feeling ��He stares round him�察�as though at something closing in�А �It's crushing me。  ��With sudden impersonality�А �I know it is。

COKESON。  ��Horribly disturbed�А�There's nothing there�  �We must try and take it quiet。  I'm sure I've often had you in my prayers。  Now leave it to me。  I'll use my gumption and take 'em when they're jolly。  ��As he speaks the two partners come in��

COKESON  ��Rather disconcerted�察�but trying to put them all at ease�А�I didn't expect you quite so soon。  I've just been having a talk with this young man。  I think you'll remember him。

JAMES。  ��With a grave�察�keen look�А�Quite well。  How are you�察�Falder��

WALTER。  ��Holding out his hand almost timidly�А�Very glad to see you again�察�Falder。

FALDER。  ��Who has recovered his self´control�察�takes the hand�А�Thank you�察�sir。

COKESON。  Just a word�察�Mr。 James。  ��To FALDER�察�pointing to the clerks' office�А�You might go in there a minute。  You know your way。 Our junior won't be coming this morning。  His wife's just had a little family。

     FALDER�察�goes uncertainly out into the clerks' office。

COKESON。  ��Confidentially�А�I'm bound to tell you all about it。  He's quite penitent。  But there's a prejudice against him。  And you're not seeing him to advantage this morning�察�he's under´nourished。  It's very trying to go without your dinner。

JAMES。  Is that so�察�COKESON��

COKESON。  I wanted to ask you。  He's had his lesson。  Now we know all about him�察�and we want a clerk。  There is a young fellow applying�察�but I'm keeping him in the air。

JAMES。  A gaol´bird in the office�察�COKESON�拭 �I don't see it。

WALTER。  ;The rolling of the chariot´wheels of Justice� ─ �I've never got that out of my head。

JAMES。  I've nothing to reproach myself with in this affair。  What's he been doing since he came out��

COKESON。  He's had one or two places�察�but he hasn't kept them。  He's sensitivequite natural。  Seems to fancy everybody's down on him。

JAMES。  Bad sign。  Don't like the fellownever did from the first。 ;Weak character;'s written all over him。

WALTER。  I think we owe him a leg up。

JAMES。  He brought it all on himself。

WALTER。  The doctrine of full responsibility doesn't quite hold in these days。

JAMES。  ��Rather grimly�А �You'll find it safer to hold it for all that�察�my boy。

WALTER。  For oneself�察�yesnot for other people�察�thanks。

JAMES。  Well�  �I don't want to be hard。

COKESON。  I'm glad to hear you say that。  He seems to see something ��spreading his arms�А�round him。  'Tisn't healthy。

JAMES。  What about that woman he was mixed up with�拭 �I saw some one uncommonly like her outside as we came in。

COKESON。  That�  �Well�察�I can't keep anything from you。  He has met her。

JAMES。  Is she with her husband��

COKESON。  No。

JAMES。  Falder living with her�察�I suppose��

COKESON。  ��Desperately trying to retain the new´found jollity�А�I don't know that of my own knowledge。  'Tisn't my business。

JAMES。  It's our business�察�if we're going to engage him�察�COKESON。

COKESON。  ��Reluctantly�А�I ought to tell you�察�perhaps。  I've had the party here this morning。

JAMES。  I thought so。  ��To WALTER�А�No�察�my dear boy�察�it won't do。  Too shady altogether��

COKESON。  The two things together make it very awkward for youI see that。

WALTER。  ��Tentatively�А �I don't quite know what we have to do with his private life。

JAMES。  No�察�no�  �He must make a clean sheet of it�察�or he can't come here。

WALTER。  Poor devil��

COKESON。  Will youhave him in�拭 。�And as JAMES nods�А�I think I can get him to see reason。

JAMES。  ��Grimly�А�You can leave that to me�察�COKESON。

WALTER。  ��To JAMES�察�in a low voice�察�while COKESON is summoning FALDER�А �His whole future may depend on what we do�察�dad。

FALDER comes in。  He has pulled himself together�察�and presents a steady front。

JAMES。  Now look here�察�Falder。  My son and I want to give you another chance�察�but there are two things I must say to you。  In the first place�此�It's no good coming here as a victim。  If you've any notion that you've been unjustly treatedget rid of it。  You can't play fast and loose with morality and hope to go scot´free。  If Society didn't take care of itself�察�nobody wouldthe sooner you realise that the better。

FALDER。  Yes�察�sir�察�butmay I say something��

JAMES。  Well��

FALDER。  I had a lot of time to think it over in prison。  ��He stops��

COKESON。  ��Encouraging him�А�I'm sure you did。

FALDER。  There were all sorts there。  And what I mean�察�sir�察�is�察�that if we'd been treated differently the first time�察�and put under somebody that could look after us a bit�察�and not put in prison�察�not a quarter of us would ever have got there。

JAMES。  ��Shaking his head�А�I'm afraid I've very grave doubts of that�察�Falder。

FALDER。  ��With a gleam of malice�А�Yes�察�sir�察�so I found。

JAMES。  My good fellow�察�don't forget that you began it。

FALDER。  I never wanted to do wrong。

JAMES。  Perhaps not。  But you did。

FALDER。  ��With all the bitterness of his past suffering�А�It's knocked me out of time。  ��Pulling himself up�А �That is�察�I mean�察�I'm not what I was。

JAMES。  This isn't encouraging for us�察�Falder。

COKESON。  He's putting it awkwardly�察�Mr。 James。

FALDER。  ��Throwing over his caution from the intensity of his feeling�А �I mean it�察�Mr。 Cokeson。

JAMES。  Now�察�lay aside all those thoughts�察�Falder�察�and look to the future。

FALDER。  ��Almost eagerly�А�Yes�察�sir�察�but you don't understand what prison is。  It's here it gets you。

     He grips his chest。

COKESON。  ��In a whisper to James�А�I told you he wanted nourishment。

WALTER。  Yes�察�but�察�my dear fellow�察�that'll pass away。  Time's merciful。

FALDER。  ��With his face twitching�А �I hope so�察�sir。

JAMES。  ��Much more gently�А �Now�察�my boy�察�what you've got to do is to put all the past behind you and build yourself up a steady reputation。  And that brings me to the second thing。  This woman you were mixed up with you must give us your word�察�you know�察�to have done with that。  There's no chance of your keeping straight if you're going to begin your future with such a relationship。

FALDER。  ��Looking from one to the other with a hunted expression�А�But sir 。  。  。  but sir 。  。  。  it's the one thing I looked forward to all that tim
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