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New Characters:
Farrington: Forty-ish clerk and alcoholic
Mr. Alleyne: Farrington’s boss
Weathers: an English entertainer whom Farrington meets in a pub
Several of Farrington’s Drinking Companions
Summary
When the story begins, Farrington, an alcoholic administrator in a law office, is enduring the chastisement of his boss, Mr. Alleyne, for his shabby work. Diving into a pub for a drink to calm his anger, Farrington returns to the office even more muddled than before and makes several more errors in his work. When Alleyne rebukes...
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