approached upon the subject. Grindley junior, eager for anything
that might bring variety into his new, cramped existence, undertook
to qualify himself.

Within two months the arrangements were complete. Grindley junior
divided his time between dispensing groceries and despatching
telegrams and letters, and was grateful for the change.

Grindley junior's mind was fixed upon the fashioning of a
cornucopia to receive a quarter of a pound of moist. The customer,
an extremely young lady, was seeking to hasten his operations by
tapping incessantly with a penny on the counter. It did not hurry
him; it only worried him. Grindley junior had not acquired
facility in the fashioning of cornucopias--the vertex would
invariably become unrolled at the last moment, allowing the
contents to dribble out on to the floor or counter. Grindley
junior was sweet-tempered as a rule, but when engaged upon the
fashioning of a cornucopia, was irritable.

"Hurry up, old man!" urged the extremely young lady. "I've got
another appointment in less than half an hour."

"Oh, damn the thing!" said Grindley junior, as the paper for the
fourth time reverted to its original shape.

An older lady, standing behind the extremely young lady and holding
a telegram-form in her hand, looked indignant.

"Temper, temper," remarked the extremely young lady in reproving
tone.