The Impersonal Life

by Joseph Sieber Benner

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 This was a spacious room, richly furnished, and similar to the offices occupied by the chief executives of most large concerns. A medium-sized, closely-knit man, dressed in a gray business suit, was seated at his desk, dictating letters to a slip of a girl who was rapidly taking his crisp, quickly-spoken messages in shorthand. This was a spacious room, richly furnished, and similar to the offices occupied by the chief executives of most large concerns. A medium-sized, closely-knit man, dressed in a gray business suit, was seated at his desk, dictating letters to a slip of a girl who was rapidly taking his crisp, quickly-spoken messages in shorthand.
  
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 I arose and turned to face the speaker. But upon doing so I stood speechless. I could only gasp my astonishment. To be sure there was nothing alarming in what I saw; yet so great was my shock at the sudden transformation which had taken place, so bewildered were my senses in seeking an explanation, that I felt I must presently faint and sank weakly sat down and closed my eyes to regain my composure. For where but a moment before had been a short, stocky business man, dressed in gray, there now stood a tall, stately figure clothed in gorgeous robes and adorned with jewels; a wealth of snow-white hair fell to his shoulders and a full white beard partly concealed the most benign I arose and turned to face the speaker. But upon doing so I stood speechless. I could only gasp my astonishment. To be sure there was nothing alarming in what I saw; yet so great was my shock at the sudden transformation which had taken place, so bewildered were my senses in seeking an explanation, that I felt I must presently faint and sank weakly sat down and closed my eyes to regain my composure. For where but a moment before had been a short, stocky business man, dressed in gray, there now stood a tall, stately figure clothed in gorgeous robes and adorned with jewels; a wealth of snow-white hair fell to his shoulders and a full white beard partly concealed the most benign
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