Tick, _tap, tap_--_tap, ticker_--_ticker--tapper_--_tapper_; _tick_--_teck, tacker--tap_ went a typewriting machine, and _scratch_--_scratch_ went two pens, in one of the minor offices connected with that vast wealth-producing industry known as the De Beers Diamond-Mines, where, seated at desk and table, three young men were hard at work, one manipulating the typewriter, one writing a letter, and the third making entries in a fat leather-covered book with broad bands and a big letter distinguishing it upon the back. The words: "minor office in a diamond-mine," naturally suggest wealth, Turkey carpets, french-polished furniture, and plate-glass; but the office in question was an example of s…
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