Edward John was, I think, a little amused. Much older than I he had long
since passed through these youthful phases. I issued my award, with the
usual result that while each party was fairly well pleased neither was
altogether satisfied. I was proud of my _debut_ as an arbitrator,
especially as it was rewarded by, what seemed to me then, a very handsome
fee.
In January, 1886, an incident that is worth narrating occurred. In my
office a new junior clerk was required. An advertisement in the
newspapers produced a large number of applications, and about a dozen of
the applicants were selected to be seen, one after the other, by Pinion
and myself. Before lunch one day we interviewed half a dozen or so.
Returning together from lunching in the city, as we neared the station,
Pinion drew my attention to a youth who was evidently making for the
railway premises. Said I to Pinion: "If that youth is one of the
candidates, I'll be surprised if he's not the boy for us." It was only a
back view we had of him, but he held himself so well, walked so briskly,
looked so neat, smart, and businesslike that he arrested attention.
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