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kind of manner ; it may be that in the man who hires him there still remains -- though now well controlled -- that love of fun and careless mischievousness that seems to be peculiar to the office boy of all nationalities . What one or what combination of any or all of these qualities Whimple found quite early in William still remains a mystery . Coming back to William , it is to be observed that while he became Grand Master of Ceremonies in full charge of the office routine , he exercised his authority with discretion and tact . By the end of the first month , he had won Whimple to an announcement on the outer door to the effect that office hours were from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ; and he had established his own luncheon hour as from 12 to 1 . `` It would n't do for you , '' he said gravely to Whimple , `` to be takin ' your lunch then , because you 're a per-fession ' l man . You gotter keep up with the procesh if you wanter make good . '' Whimple laughed , but nodded his acceptance of the idea .