"
Mr. Bingle's smile was quizzical. "You HAVE got something out of 'The
Christmas Carol' then," he said, and Mr. Hoskins eventually had the
grace to redden perceptibly. He was slow in grasping the connection,
however.
The impoverished millionaire had a busy afternoon, and some annoying
mishaps--if they may be classified as such. In the first place, he
went to the bank and delivered his resignation as vice-president and
director. He handed it to Mr. Force and at the same moment applied for
his old job as bookkeeper. Mr. Force complimented him on his
promptness in both emergencies. It appears that the newspapers had
printed columns about the Bingle affair. Mr. Force was in possession
of all the facts. He had been interviewed by all of the reporters who
had failed to see Mr. Bingle and who had to be content with a
statement prepared and delivered by Flanders.
"Your resignation comes just in time, Bingle," he said. "We have a
meeting of the board to-morrow. And as for the position, I'm happy to
say you can have it almost immediately.
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