? ? ? ? "Very possibly! very possibly!" cried Mr. Pinner with a ghastly smile. "Yes, I have no doubt that we shall be able to do something for you. What is your particular line, Mr. Harris?"
? ? ? ? "I am an accountant," said Holmes.
? ? ? ? "Ah, yes, we shall want something of the sort. And you. Mr. Price? "
? ? ? ? "A clerk," said I.
? ? ? ? "I have every hope that the company may accommodate you. I will let you know about it as soon as we come to any conclusion. And now I beg that you will go. For God's sake leave me to myself!"
? ? ? ? These last words were shot out of him, as though the constraint which he was evidently setting upon himself had suddenly and utterly burst asunder. Holmes and I glanced at each other, and Hall Pycroft took a step towards the table.
? ? ? ? "You forget, Mr. Pinner, that I am here by appointment to receive some directions from you," said he.
? ? ? ? "Certainly, Mr.
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