Me ! '' Dan thought the world must be turning upside down . `` Yes , you . You are rather young , but the duties are not hard or difficult to learn . I think you 'll do . I was resolved not to fill that place until I could find a perfectly honest and trustworthy boy for it . I believe I have found him . I discharged the last boy because he lied to me about some trifling offence for which I would have forgiven him if he had told the truth . I can bear with incompetency , but falsehood and deceit I can not and will not tolerate , '' he said , so sternly that Dan 's face paled . `` I am convinced that you are incapable of either . Will you take the place , Dan ? '' `` I will if you think I can fill it , sir . I will do my best . '' `` Yes , I believe you will . Perhaps I know more about you than you think . Businessmen must keep their eyes open . We 'll regard this matter as settled then . Come up tomorrow at eight o'clock . And one word more , Dan . You have perhaps heard that I am an unjust and hard master .
I am not the former , and you will never have occasion to find me the latter if you are always as truthful and straightforward XXXXX you have been today .
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