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"Oh, how do you do? Are you the Paying Teller? Well,-that is,-could I please see somebody else? You see, I've just opened an account, and I want to get some of my money out. There's the loveliest hat in Featherton's window, marked down to-but, that's just it! If I get my money from a Professional Teller, he'll tell all about my private affairs, and how much I pay for my hats, and everything!"
"Not at all, Miss. We are called Tellers because we never tell anything about our depositors' affairs. We're not allowed to."