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IMpiUU and he had to go to her.
Well! That put an entirely different complexion on the matter. Instead of resenting the man’s attitude, Mr. Tongerloo, felt sympathetic toward him. Perhaps he had had burdens to c»rry at the other times he called, and about which Mr. Tonger£?thfeg*i.,^unx>reJ5e
thou*ht abo«t it, the more he sympathized. He had the sudden desire to help this man, and aU.f*flin« ol dislike was dissipated. Finally he went to a florist’s and bought some flowers for 25 francs, about half a dollar in American money. These he took himself to the hospital where he was permitted to visit the patient for a few minutes of pleasant conversation.
The mult? Two weeks later when he called on the erstwhile disagreeable customer, he was greeted with “At last you’re here, rcy. „ I w^ni to ^thank you for the happiness you gave my wife. Then he invited Mr. Tongerloo in for a drink and gave an order twice as large as he had ever given him. Saying he knew Mr* Tongerloo s time was too valuable to waste, he then bade him goodbye in a warm and friendly manner.
It has been like that ever since, and the orders are still increased, v
All because Mr. Tongerloo expressed the sympathy he felt for a man whose wife was ilL
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