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He cast a sudden appealing look at the other man. "I know what you mean，"said Poirot."Go on." "It was just the feeling that everybody else thought me stupid.Veryparalysing.It was the same thing later in the office." "And later still in the war?"prompted Poirot. Mr Cust's face lightened up suddenly. "You know，"he said，"I enjoyed the war.What I had of it，that was. I felt，for the first time，a man like anybody else.We were all in thesame box.I was as good as anyone else." His smile faded.
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"And then I got that wound on the head.Very slight.But they found out Ihad fits......I'd always known，of course，that there were times when Ihadn't been quite sure what I was doing.Lapses，you know.And of course，onceor twice I'd fallen down.But I don't really think they ought to havedischarged me for that.No，I don't think it was right." "And afterwards?"asked Poirot. "I got a place as a clerk.Of course there was good money to be got justthen.And I didn't do so badly after the war.Of course，a smallersalary......And-I didn't seem to get on.I was always being passed over forpromotion.I wasn't go-ahead enough.It grew very difficult-really verydifficult.......Especially when the slump came.To tell you the truth，I'dgot hardly enough to keep body and sould together (and you've got to lookpresentable as a clerk)when I got the offer of this stocking job.A salaryand commission!"
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