Are you quite well again ?" "Quite well, thank you, sir," said Smith, rising to his feet, and flushing with pleasure at this unexpected attention from the head of the firm.
I felt quite as proud as he did, and still more so when presently Mr Barnacle arrived, and after first looking over his letters and glancing at his _Times_, touched the bell and said he wished to speak to Smith.
"They're going to make a partner of you," said Doubleday, mockingly, as he delivered the message.

"Never mind; you won't forget your old servants, I know." "Talking of partners," said Harris, of the Imports, over the screen, when Jack had gone in obedience to the summons, "we're to have the new chap here next week." "What's his name ?" asked Doubleday.
"Don't know.

He's a nephew, I believe, of old Merrett's.

The old boy told me the other day he was to come into my department to learn the business.

He says I'm to teach him all I know, as he wants him to get on." "That's pleasant.