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bus conductress by way of rounding off my career--but the Armistice intervened! I
clung to the office with the true limpet touch for many long months, but, alas, I
was combed out at last. Since then I've been looking for a job. Now then--your
turn."
"There's not so much promotion in mine," said Tommy regretfully, "and a great
deal less variety. I went out to France again, as you know. Then they sent me to
Mesopotamia, and I got wounded for the second time, and went into hospital out
there. Then I got stuck in Egypt till the Armistice happened, kicked my heels
there some time longer, and, as I told you, finally got demobbed. And, for ten
long, weary months I've been job hunting! There aren't any jobs! And, if there
were, they wouldn't give 'em to me. What good am I? What do I know about
business? Nothing."
Tuppence nodded gloomily.
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What about the colonies?" she suggested.
Tommy shook his head.
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I shouldn't like the colonies--and I'm perfectly certain they wouldn't like me!"
Rich relations?"
Again Tommy shook his head.
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Oh, Tommy, not even a great-aunt?"
I've got an old uncle who's more or less rolling, but he's no good."
Why not?"
Wanted to adopt me once. I refused."
I think I remember hearing about it," said Tuppence slowly. "You refused
because of your mother----"
Tommy flushed.
"Yes, it would have been a bit rough on the mater. As you know, I was all she
had. Old boy hated her--wanted to get me away from her. Just a bit of spite."
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