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They interviewed Malachi, and to Anna's delight Malcolm put him
through his paces. Then they went into the inner room, and Anna sat
down on the chair Cedric had occupied, and looked round her with
undisguised amazement: the shabbiness and ugliness of the
surroundings almost shocked her.
"Oh, Malcolm, it is not a bit nice and comfortable," she said with
an anxious frown: "fancy your spending your days in this dreary
room."
Then Malcolm gave an amused laugh.
"Poor little girl, so you are disappointed in my literary den. I
suppose you thought I should have carved oak and Russia leather
bindings; but we don't go in for aesthetic furniture in Lincoln's
Inn."
"But it is so ugly and so dingy, Malcolm."
"Is it?" he returned, quite surprised at this severe criticism. "I
think it quite snug myself. I have done some good work here, Anna,
so I suppose the ugliness and dinginess are somewhat inspiring." And
Malcolm glanced at his littered writing-table rather proudly.
As Anna felt no temptation to linger, they started off briskly in
search of Todmorden's Lane.


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