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Why , say , Bobby , all the words I 'd want to use to tell you about him have been left out of the dictionary so they could send it through the mails . '' Bobby frowned . The certain method to have him make allowances for a man was to attack that man . When he arrived at the Idlers ' Club at noon , however , he was given another opportunity for Christian charity . Nick Allstyne and Payne Winthrop and Stanley Rogers were discussing something with great indignation when he joined them , and Nick drew him over to the bulletin board , where was displayed the application of Frank L. Sharpe , proposed by Clarence Smythe , Silas Trimmer 's son-in-law , and seconded by another undesirable who had twice been posted for non-payment of dues . `` There is only one thing about this that commends itself to me , and that is the immaculate and colossal nerve of the proceeding , '' declared Nick indignantly . `` The next thing you know somebody will propose Sam Stone . ''