Each room was lighted with incandescent gas burners. We in our room had high desks and stools, but the other room had a table and several chairs. There was no telephone. Many offices did not boast one, but we had a bell push which would summon a boy messenger who, for a few pence, would carry a letter for about a mile or so.
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