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hewasgoingtoputintoeffect
aprojectlongpremeditated―hewasgoingtoretirefromactiveworkin
thebookshopconfininghimselftoperiodicvisitsandleavingMerlinas
managerwithasalaryoffiftydollarsaweekandaone-tenthinterestin
thebusiness.WhentheoldmanfinishedMerlin'scheekswereglowing
andhiseyesfulloftears.Heseizedhisemployer'shandandshookitvi-
olentlysaying over and over again:
It'sveryniceofyousir.It'sverywhiteofyou.It'sveryveryniceof
you.
Soaftertenyearsoffaithfulworkinthestorehehadwonoutatlast.
Lookingbackhesawhisownprogresstowardthishillofelationno
longerasasometimessordidandalwaysgraydecadeofworryandfail-
ingenthusiasmandfailingdreamsyearswhenthemoonlighthad
growndullerintheareawayandtheyouthhadfadedoutofOlive'sface
butasagloriousandtriumphantclimboverobstacleswhichhehadde-
terminedlysurmountedbyunconquerablewill-power.Theoptimistic
self-delusionthathadkepthimfrommiserywasseennowinthegolden
garmentsofsternresolution.Halfadozentimeshehadtakenstepsto
leavetheMoonlightQuillandsoarupwardbutthroughsheerfaint-
heartednesshehadstayedon.Strangelyenoughhenowthoughtthat
thoseweretimeswhenhehadexertedtremendouspersistenceandhad
determined
to fight it out where he was.
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