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CHAPTER XIII. MR. MULLINS, THE BOOKKEEPER.

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 Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard. The bookkeeper was already his enemy. There were two causes for this. First, Mr. Mullins was naturally of an ugly disposition1, and, secondly2, he was disappointed in not securing the situation for his cousin.
 
At noon the latter made his appearance. He was a thin, dark-complexioned boy, with curious-looking eyes that somehow inspired distrust.
 
He walked up to the desk where the book keeper was writing.
 
"Good-morning, Cousin David," he said.
 
"Good-morning, Felix. Sit down for a few minutes, and I will take you out to lunch."
 
"All right!" answered Felix. "Who's that boy?" he inquired, in a low voice.
 
"The new office boy. Wait till we go out, and I will tell you about it."
 
In five minutes David Mullins put on his hat and coat and went out with his cousin.
 
"Stay here and mind the office," he said to Chester, "and if anybody comes in, keep them, if possible. If any tenant3 comes to pay money, take it and give a receipt."
 
"All right, sir."
 
When they were in the street, Felix asked:
 
"Where did you pick up the boy? Why didn't I get the place?"
 
"You must ask Mr. Fairchild that. He engaged him without consulting me."
 
"What sort of a boy is he?"
 
"A country gawky. He knows nothing of the city."
 
"Is he a friend of Mr. Fairchild?"
 
"Fairchild never met him before. Some beggarly artist interceded4 for him."
 
"It is too bad I can't be in the office. It would be so nice to be in the same place with you."
 
"I did my best, but Fairchild didn't seem to fancy you. I think he took a prejudice against you on account of your smoking cigarettes. He must have seen you with one."
 
"Does the new boy smoke cigarettes?"

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1 disposition GljzO     
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署
参考例句：
  • He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
  • He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
2 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二，其次
参考例句：
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。
3 tenant 0pbwd     
n.承租人；房客；佃户；v.租借，租用
参考例句：
  • The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
  • The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。
4 interceded a3ffa45c6c61752f29fff8f87d24e72a     
v.斡旋，调解( intercede的过去式和过去分词 )；说情
参考例句：
  • They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
  • He interceded with the teacher for me. 他为我向老师求情。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5 vacancy EHpy7     
n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺
参考例句：
  • Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
  • The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。
6 tricky 9fCzyd     
adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的
参考例句：
  • I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
  • He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。
7 sneered 0e3b5b35e54fb2ad006040792a867d9f     
讥笑，冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
  • It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。
8 blandness daf94019dba9916badfff53f8a741639     
n.温柔，爽快
参考例句：
  • Blandness in the basic politics of the media became standard. 传播媒介在基本政治问题上通常采取温和的态度。 来自辞典例句
  • Those people who predicted an exercise in bureaucratic blandness were confounded. 那些认为这一系列政治活动将会冠冕堂皇的走过场的人是糊涂和愚蠢的。 来自互联网
9 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
10 behooved f11e341cc573a8a7eb3e0a34eac41597     
v.适宜( behoove的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • For whose behooved is this done. 做这件事为了谁？ 来自辞典例句
  • He spoke courteously, as it behooved. 他应该谦恭地说话。 来自互联网
11 virtuous upCyI     
adj.有品德的，善良的，贞洁的，有效力的
参考例句：
  • She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性，人人都尊敬她。
  • My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。
12 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地
参考例句：
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

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