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? Imagine it , sir . Why , we shall all be rich men . '' They passed out into the bright street , where the gaily-painted shops shone in the blazing sun and the iron roofs of the verandahs ticked with the midday heat . The door of the Bank stood open , that the outer air might circulate freely through the big building . The immaculately-attired clerk stood behind his counter , with a big piece of plaster on his forehead ; but Scarlett , taking no notice of the scowl he received from the dark-featured Zahn , knocked at the door of the Manager 's room . Within the financial _ sanctum _ , a little shrivelled-up man sat at a large table which was placed in the middle of the room .