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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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