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The Diary of a Nobody
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George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
8
I
was
half-an-hour
late
at
the
office,
a
thing
that
has
never
happened
to
me
before.
There
has
recently
been
much
irregularity
in
the
attendance
of
the
clerks,
and
Mr.
Perkupp,
our
principal,
unfortunately
chose
this
very
morning
to
pounce
down
upon
us
early.
Someone
had
given
the
tip
to
the
others.
The
result
was
that
I
was
the
only
one
late
of
the
lot.
Buckling,
one
of
the
senior
clerks,
was
a
brick,
and
I
was
saved
by
his
intervention.
As
I
passed
by
Pitt’s
desk,
I
heard
him
remark
to
his
neighbour:
“How
disgracefully
late
some
of
the
head
clerks
arrive!”
This
was,
of
course,
meant
for
me.
I
treated
the
observation
with
silence,
simply
giving
him
a
look,
which
unfortunately
had
the
effect
of
making
both
of
the
clerks
laugh.
Thought
afterwards
it
would
have
been
more
dignified
if
I
had
pretended
not
to
have
heard
him
at
all.
Cummings
called
in
the
evening,
and
we
played
dominoes.
APRIL
12.—
Mustard-and-cress
and
radishes
not
come
up
yet.
Left
Farmerson
repairing
the
scraper,
but
when
I
came
home
found
three
men
working.
I
asked
the
meaning
of
it,
and
Farmerson
said
that
in
making
a
fresh
hole
he
had
penetrated
the
gas-pipe.
He
said
it
was
a
most
ridiculous
place
to
put
the
gas-pipe,
and
the
man
who
did
it
evidently
knew
nothing
about
his
business.
I
felt
his
excuse
was
no
consolation
for
the
expense
I
shall
be
put
to.
In
the
evening,
after
tea,
Gowing
dropped
in,
and
we
had
a
smoke
together
in
the
breakfast-parlour.
Carrie
joined
us
later,
but
did
not
stay
long,
saying
the
smoke
was
too
much
for
her.
It
was
also
rather
too
much
for
me,
for
Gowing
had
given
me
what
he
called
a
green
cigar,
one
that
his
friend
Shoemach
had
just
brought
over
from
America.
The
cigar
didn’t
look
green,
but
I
fancy
I
must
have
done
so;
for
when
I
had
smoked
a
little
more
than
half
I
was
obliged
to
retire
on
the
pretext
of
telling
Sarah
to
bring
in
the
glasses.
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