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No , he would n't be taken in by that fellow , any longer . As they walked along she had asked him all sorts of questions about himself ; what his business was , and how he succeeded in it and so on . He had not been able to answer very satisfactorily about his business , for since Confirmation , three years before , he had only been waiting for something to turn up . He had had nothing to do except to ring the bell at eleven o'clock , and then stand in the door-way of his house until it was time to ring it again at four . Then towards evening he always went to the Rehbock to hear the news . All this appeared in a new light before his eyes , now that Veronica had inquired about his occupation . Then she had encouraged him so sympathetically to try to get something to do , and promised to be of service to him if she could .