Tommy and Co. [antikvár]

STORY THE FIRST PETER HOPE PLANS HIS PROSPECTS "Come in!" said Peter Hope, a tal 1, thin and clean-shaven rmddle-aged man, who was sitt ing at the desk writing. "Come in!" he repeated, raising his voice, but not his eyes. The door opened, and a small white face, on which gleamed bright, black eyes looked into the room. "Come in!" repeated Mr. Peter Hope for the third time. "Who is it?" The door opened wider, and a figure slid in and, closing the door behind it, sat down on the extreme edge of the near-est chair. "Which are you1—'Central News' or 'Courier'2?" demand-ed Mr. Hope, without looking up3 from his work. Again no answer. Having finished4 hts article, Mí. Hupe pushed back his chair and turned his gaze for the first time upon his visitor. In his iife he happened to meet6 áll kinds of boys from the print, but this was a new species. Peter Hope sought his spectacies, found them after some trouble under a heap of newspapers. put them on, leant foi-ward and looked up and down. 1 Which are you — 3d. Bbi OTKyaa? "Central News f'sentral 'njurzj, Courier f'kurra] — Ha3BaHHfl ra3ei 3 without looking up — He OTpbiBaa B3P.nH.aa (without nepea re-pyHAHeM nepeBOflHTCH qacTHiteft «He») 4 Having finished — 33koh4hb (nep^ekthoe npawacthe b 4>y hkuhh oöctofltejibctba nepeboithtch bceraa aeenphmacthem cobepmehhoro BHaa) 1 he happeried to meet — eMy npnxoAH^ocb BcrpeqaTb (cySteum'^ hhtphhhthbhbifi oóopoT c rjiaro.aoM happen b kaiectbe CKa3yeworo)