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An American Tragedy Volume 1 Book 1 Chapter V
In which the young and earnest Clyde Griffiths finds himself enlisted as a bell-boy at a splendid hotel, where the promise of handsome uniforms, a modelling mentor, and the prospect of generous tips stir his imaginative fancy into flights of hopeful anticipation. With careful instruction and an eye toward propriety, he begins to dream of independence and the splendid world that might open to him beneath the gleaming chandeliers and bustling corridors of the establishment.
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