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"I think this is the gentleman," the manager said. "Oh, yes. What book did you want me to trace?"
Lethbridge laid the copy of 'Ye Arte of Ye Garden' on the table and pointed to the title. The manager's eyes gleamed behind his spectacles, for like most of the employees in the famous establishment he was an expert and had a feeling almost of affection for such treasures as the little brown volume which he turned over so lovingly.