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sion that Philip was chaffing him. He was used to being
disliked and feared by his assistants, and this was a new ex-
perience. He had half a mind to fly into a passion and pack
Philip off by the next train, he had done that before with
his assistants; but he had an uneasy feeling that Philip then
would simply laugh at him outright; and suddenly he felt
amused. His mouth formed itself into a smile against his
will, and he turned away. In a little while he grew conscious
that Philip was amusing himself systematically at his ex-
pense. He was taken aback at first and then diverted.
‘Damn his impudence,’ he chuckled to himself. ‘Damn
his impudence.’

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