Money (Oxford World’s Classics) (2014)
“A corridor led off from the antechamber, where a gaslight was always burning; on the left was the office of Jantrou the editor, then a room that Saccard had allocated to himself, whilst on the right were the communal journalists’ room, the secretary’s office, and various departmental offices. On the other side of the landing were the administrative and cashier’s offices, linked to the journalists’ room by an inner passage running behind the staircase.
That day Jordan, who had installed himself ...early in the journalists’ room to finish a column without being disturbed, went out just as it was striking four o’clock and came upon Dejoie the office-boy who, in spite of the glorious June day outside, was avidly reading by the broad flame of the gaslight the bulletin from the Bourse, which had just been delivered and which he was always the first to see.
‘Tell me, Dejoie, was that Monsieur Jantrou who just came in?’ ‘Yes, Monsieur Jordan.’ The young man paused, feeling a momentary pang that made him pause a few seconds.MoreLess
That day Jordan, who had installed himself ...early in the journalists’ room to finish a column without being disturbed, went out just as it was striking four o’clock and came upon Dejoie the office-boy who, in spite of the glorious June day outside, was avidly reading by the broad flame of the gaslight the bulletin from the Bourse, which had just been delivered and which he was always the first to see.
‘Tell me, Dejoie, was that Monsieur Jantrou who just came in?’ ‘Yes, Monsieur Jordan.’ The young man paused, feeling a momentary pang that made him pause a few seconds.MoreLess
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