The Job

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THE JOB

AN AMERICAN NOVEL

BY

SINCLAIR LEWIS

AUTHOR OF MAIN STREET, BABBITT, ETC.

GROSSET &DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Made in the United States of America

Copyright, 1917, by Harper &Brothers

Printed in the United States of America

Published February, 1917

TO

MY WIFE

WHO HAS MADE "THE JOB" POSSIBLE AND LIFE ITSELF

QUITE BEAUTIFULLY IMPROBABLE

CONTENTS

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Part I 3

THE CITY

Part II 133

THE OFFICE

Part III 251

MAN AND WOMAN