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1、TommyandCo.TommyandCo.byJeromeK.Jerome1TommyandCo.STORYTHEFIRST--PeterHopeplanshisProspectus"Comein!"saidPeterHope.PeterHopewastallandthin,clean-shavenbutforapairofsidewhiskersclose-croppedandterminatingjustbelowtheear,withhairofthekindreferredtobysym
2、patheticbarbersas"gettingalittlethinonthetop,sir,"butarrangedwitheconomy,thateverywhereispoverty'struehelpmate.AboutMr.PeterHope'slinen,whichwaswhitethoughsomewhatfrayed,therewasaself-assertivenessthatinvariablyarrestedtheattentionofeventhemostcasualo
3、bserver.Decidedlytherewastoomuchofit--itsostentationaidedandabettedbytheretiringnatureofthecut-awaycoat,whosechiefaimclearlywastoslipoffanddisappearbehinditsowner'sback."I'mapooroldthing,"itseemedtosay."Idon'tshine--or,rather,Ishinetoomuchamongtheseup
4、-to-dateyoungmodes.Ionlyhamperyou.Youwouldbemuchmorecomfortablewithoutme."Topersuadeittoaccompanyhim,itsproprietorhadtoemployforce,keepingfastenedthelowestofitsthreebuttons.Ateverystep,itstruggledforitsliberty.AnothercharacteristicofPeter's,linkinghim
5、tothepast,washisblacksilkcravat,securedbyacoupleofgoldpinschainedtogether.Watchinghimashenowsatwriting,hislonglegsencasedintightlystrappedgreytrousering,crossedbeneaththetable,thelamplightfallingonhisfresh-complexionedface,upontheshapelyhandthatsteadi
6、edthehalf-writtensheet,astrangermighthaverubbedhiseyes,wonderingbywhathallucinationhethusfoundhimselfinpresenceseeminglyofsomeyoungbeaubelongingtotheearly'forties;butlookingcloser,wouldhaveseenthemanywrinkles."Comein!"repeatedMr.PeterHope,raisinghisvo
7、ice,butnothiseyes.Thedooropened,andasmall,whiteface,outofwhichgleamedapairofbright,blackeyes,wasthrustsidewaysintotheroom."Comein!"repeatedMr.PeterHopeforthethirdtime."Whois2TommyandCo.it?"Ahandnotoverclean,graspingagreasyclothcap,appearedbelowtheface
8、."Notreadyyet,"saidMr.Hope."Sitdownandwait."Thedooropenedwider,andthewholeofthefigureslidinand,closingthedoorbehindit,satitselfdownupontheextremeedgeofthechairnearest."Whichareyou--CentralNewsorCourier?"demandedMr.PeterHope,butwithoutlookingup
