The Second-Story Man by Upton Sinclair
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JIM. Don't you remember the Sisters' Hospital? The fellow that had his
eye burned out in the big explosion? AUSTIN. [Startled.] Oh! JIM. [Sneeringly.] Ah, yes! AUSTIN. You are the man? JIM. I'm the man. MRS. AUSTIN. Harvey, you took this man some paper to sign. AUSTIN. Yes . . . I remember. MRS. AUSTIN. Did you tell him what was in it? AUSTIN. [Hesitates.] Why . . . MRS. AUSTIN. Answer me, please. AUSTIN. Why, my dear . . . MRS. AUSTIN. Did you tell him what was in it? AUSTIN. But, my dear, it wasn't my business to tell him. MRS. AUSTIN. Oh! AUSTIN. I was representing the company. |
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