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Garry was very quiet the next morning when he and Steve went back to their work ; before noon came his uneasiness had become very apparent to the man whom he was assisting . But neither his silence nor his nervousness any longer worried Steve . Instead , the latter let himself smile over both those outward evidences of inward panic , whenever his thoughts were on Garry at all . For the latter 's diffidence as the day aged became a flushed and warm-checked thing , until at four in the afternoon Steve could no longer withhold the suggestion for which wordlessly , Garry was asking . `` Joe was more than half right , '' he remarked , one eye to his level , `` in spite of the fact that we refused to take him seriously . We ca n't let those people come in and find everything too hopelessly uncomfortable , so perhaps you 'd better run ahead now , Garry , and see what he has accomplished . I do n't want to leave this spot myself until I have some figures upon which I know I can rely .