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We wo n't give up the ship as long 's the pumps work , as father used to say . '' It was the first symptom of discouragement she had shown . The next morning Galusha crept downstairs before daylight , left a note on the dining table saying he would be back next day , and started on his long tramp to the railway station . At noon of that day he entered the Boston office of Cabot , Bancroft and Cabot . Disappointment met him at the threshold , so to speak . The young , extremely young , gentleman at the desk by the door , informed him that Mr. Augustus Cabot was not in . Pressed still further , he admitted that he would not be in that day .