How is Mrs. Rivers doing?' asked the agent, a very tall and large man, well-dressed, bald and depressing, with a manner of gliding into his office from a side door without perceptibly moving his feet which had struck terror into many young writers and caused them to accept the lowest terms Mr. Hobb could offer.
This struggle and scramble for office for a way to live without work will finally test the strength of our institutions.
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This struggle and scramble for office for a way to live without work will finally test the strength of our institutions.
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