Creative Writing: Mayor Of Casterbridge

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stubborn. When he would at
first be refused, he would insist upon a chance to prove his worthiness by
performing some task for the shopkeeper. Most simply refused, but at some
places it got him in the door to speak as best he could on his own behalf. It
was near the end of the street that one shopkeeper agreed to take on Henchard's
services, but only after he had insisted on delivering a package for the man to
a customer across town. When he returned, the shopkeeper offered to pay him for
his general labor, but at a rate that was far below anything necessary to
subsist upon. Henchard, though disappointed, argued the value of his ability to
work with a determination he had never known before. He argued long and hard,
with smart and clever thought and speech, managing to gain many concessions from
the man. He failed, however, to gain much overall in the way of salary from
the shopkeeper in this negotiation, for the man simply had nothing more to give.
He managed to negotiate a ...

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