tom Applies o ter

        t day, at ten oclock, tom    Oggs, to see o e    nig om     person to ask for advice about getting some employment.    ions of uncle Glegg; and    ion. It o end in rain - one of take refuge in tom ion as ive    ure; aifulo u of a o la indication of toms cer, t t s ougo do somet not rese against tenderness and generosity. tom t led o expect    present itself to    to be demanded. ifully to t taken care of tom sai severity - and all t    just severity. It    tage in life by    of prudence, but    going to plain and to find fault    make everyto o give . Poor tom     o take refuge in u of t of roubles. At sixteen, t ro affinity for fact ot escape illusion and self-flattery and tom, icure s, tions of     to save money sloire on a moderate fortune like     a situation in some great .    ting , but for tom    applying to    sure, ed project, but    o Guest & Co. t to offer    om resolved    olerable to ter, and make every one say t er. e of strong purpose and strong desire, did not see es.

        By time one bridge over tering St Oggs,     to any smarter, newer place, and he could keep as many horses and dogs as he liked.

        alking along treet ep at t in artled by some one w ice, and wo him in a rough, familiar voice,

        `er tom,     Oggs - one of omers.

        tom disliked being spoken to just t ill very ill, thank you.

        `Ay, its been a sore c it? - t turning out against ured.

        tom reddened and passed on:    it like t polite and delicate refereo ion.

        `ts tullivers son, said to a grocer standing on t door-step.

        `A I kneer raigs    up to?

        `Oo turn up    omers and be a fileman - not muk.

        tom, roused from ure to a t, made all ter e to reac & Co. o find    t told empt for    to be found in River Street on a thursday m.

        At tom ted into te room er sending in ing ats, but om entered and, putting out om -    her?

        `Mu, feeling nervous. `But I    to speak to you, please, y.

        `Sit do doo s, in om began to    in till ttle tendenonotonous procedure of t ing to tig of a time-piece. ting ric at last took a pen and e somet the end.

        `Youll just step up to torrys noe in toms ears.

        `ell, tom, said Mr Deane, ial person a little in aking out s ts t    tom o appeal to ing the sale.

        `I roubling you, uncle, said tom, c, but speaking in a tone , `but I t you    person to advise me o do.

        `A tom tention. `Let us hear.

        `I    to get a situation, uncle, so t I may earn some money, said tom, ion.

        `A situation? said Mr Deane, and took e justice to eacril. tom t snuff-taking a most provoking .

        ` me see, hrew himself backward again.

        `Sixteen - I mean, I am going ieen, said tom, iced how much beard he had.

        `Let me see - your fation of making you an engineer, I think?

        `But I dont t any mo t for a long while, could I?

        `ts true: but people do muyteen. Youve ty s, eand book-keeping?

        `No, said tom, rateringly. `I ions. But Mr Stelling says I e a good s my ing, added tom, laying on table a copy of t erday.

        `As good, ts good. But, you see, t    get you a better place ts. And a copying clerks a cicle. But w    s?

        Mr Deane    occupied ion, and ion of    forward in expensive schools.

        `e learned Latin, said tom, pausing a little beto assist in; and t year I did tin and one in Englisory; and Euclid; and I began Algebra, but I felt it off again; and o    of, Englisry, and oric, t half.

        Mr Deaapped    in tion of maimable persons ed of o speak raserial in ion    if it    of it. About Latin    t in case of anot o put a tax upon Latin as luxury muc telling at all o. But, for ral. On t of acquirements gave    of repulsion toom.

        `ell,    last, in ratone, `youve    t be pretty strong in em.    you better take up some line wheyll e in handy?

        tom coloured and burst out, h new energy,

        `Id rat    of t sort, uncle. I dont like Latin and t kno as us kno: besides, I     to be t sort of person. I so enter into some business er t credit for o keep my moter.

        `Aleman, said Mr Deaendency to repress youtout and successful men of fifty find one of t duties, `ts sooner said than done.

        `But didnt you get on in t om, a little irritated t Mr Deane did er more rapidly into    you rise from one place to anoties and good duct?

        `Ay, ay, sir, said Mr Deane, spreading tle, aering    readiness into a retrospect of    Ill tell you    on: it    by getting astride a stid t urn into a    on it long enoug my eyes and ears open, sir, and I    too fond of my oers i my o on in t e of five    mig more sco begin y boy but I saty soon t I could on far    mastering ats, and I learned em beto te a good c all sorts of reing by t it all by    out of my oen out of my oo ture of all to do    about my ur over in my eo be, but Ive t of a t t of, and its made a fine differen our returns. And t an article s our y of it. If I got places, sir, it    for em. If you    to slip into a round    make a ball of yourself - ts w is.

        Mr Deaapped    and ten rospective survey ener.    distinctly a     wine before him.

        `ell, uncle, said tom,    plaint is    I get on in the same way?

        `In tom    deliberation. `tions to t, Master tom. t depends on    of article you are to begin    into t mill. But Ill tell you    is. Your poor fat to ion. It    my business, and I didnt interfere: but it is as I t it s all very ep,    sign    inside    of stuffing.

        `But uncle, said tom early, `I dont see ing on in business: I s it all - it makes no differeo me. I o do my lessons at sc I al to me after care about them.

        `Ay, ay, ts all very    it doesnt alter o say. Your Latin and rigmarole may soon dry off you, but youll be but a bare stick, after t. Besides its    of you. And o begin    so muco begin at a lo me tell you, if you mean to get on in life. Its no use fetting tion your fat give yourself a new un.

        tom bit    as if tears hem.

        `You    me to o a situation, Mr Deane    on, ` to find : Im o do somet you youngsters noo begin ion of running afoot, before you get on    remember een, traio noticular. t, like so many pebbles made to fit in o some business - a d druggists, perin mig there...

        tom o speak, but Mr Dea up his hand and said--

        `Stop!    Ive got to say. You dont    to be a prentice - I kno to make more e - and you dont    to stand beer. But if youre a copying clerk youll o stand beare at your ink and paper all day: t muclook t be muc t t made of pen, ink and paper, and if youre to get on in t kno co    you    like t, Ill be bound: youd o stand cold and    and be s by rougoo fine a gentleman for t.

        Mr Deane paused and looked    tom,    some inruggle before he could reply.

        `I     for me in t up    was disagreeable.

        `ts    out. But you must remember, it isnt only laying    go on pulling. Its take you lads make t    not, to t a better start in tick yourselves in a place lemen. t    tarted, young man:    smelt of tar, and I    afraid of s table    firms in St Oggs.

        Uncle Deaapped o expand a little under coat and gold che chair.

        `Is t liberty t you kno I so set to    once, said tom,    tremor in his voice.

        `Stop a bit, stop a bit: nt be in too great a    bear in mind, if I put you in a place youre a bit young for, because you o be my er reason, you kno remains to be seen whing.

        `I , uncle, said tom, , as all boys are at tatement of t trut people feel no ground for trusting t my o too muc.

        `ell doom, s t spirit, and I never refuse to o do tice. ty Ive got my eye on no young man -    some pit time - a first-rate calculator -    tell you tents of anytime, and put me up to a ne for S young fellow.

        `Id better set about learning book-keeping,    I, uncle? said tom, anxious to prove o exert himself.

        `Yes, yes, you t do amiss t... aom, to be said just no go to business again. Goodby. Remember me to your mother.

        Mr Dea out om    ce to ask anotion, especially in t out again into to call at    time    out again, t    see very far befoing along River Street again, artled ing side of a se Mill in large letters on a o stare at    alogue of to take place t     of town.

        Poor tom formed no visions of tant future as    t t o o    om ain of as of t. Apparently om tulliver, o be    in t time    a sinking of    u    and could do very little.    enviable young man, t could tell tents of time, and make suggestions about Sirely satisfied e of ration and struing nunc illas promite vires, as `no no a disadvantage, because    be a ed    S on. It ed horse and a new saddle.

        to St Oggs, ant future before    empting stretc of flinty s t soon be passed. But    of sretarrowness.

        ` did my uncle Deane say, tom? said Maggie, putting oms as cuation?

        `No,    say t.    quite promise me anyto t uation. Im too young.

        `But didnt om?

        `Kindly? Poos talking about t? I    care about    a situation. But its suc s and t a bit of good to me - and    about learning book-keeping and calculation and to make out Im good for nothing.

        toms moutcter expression as    the fire.

        `O y    Dominie Sampson, said Maggie, augry and after taliaram, I could tea.

        `You teacs alone you take, said tom.

        `Dear tom! I ting     sleeve.

        `But its alom, tle froo be justifiably severe. `Youre alting yourself up above me and every one else. And Ive ed to tell you about it several times. You oug to o my uncles and aunts - you s to me to take care of my mot put yourself forter t youre almost aler than you .

        Poor tom!    e from beiured and made to feel y: tion , self-asserting nature must take plaely s. Maggies g rese and affe and a certain aion of toms firmer and more effective cer. S ansely; very angry o    t last,

        `You ofteom,    all in t    mean to put myself above you - I kerday. But you are alom.

        it ment was rising again.

        `No, Im not om, o you; and so I sake care of you. But you must mind w I say.

        t    of tears,    e, mig ill sairs. tter tears: everybody in to Maggie: ts. In books tender, and deligo do t made one    s. tside t a : it seemed to be a o t pretend to love and t did not belong to t,    poverty and t-cutting c of early youts, and ly of sucure despair, as if our vision of ture lig.

        Maggie in o tre of ure full of eager, passionate longings for all t iful and glad: ty for all knoraining after dreamy music t died a e o    ogeterious life and give .

        No    bet painful collisions e of it. A girl of no startling appearance, and akes e of, may still -seed does, ering, violent manner.
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