

Clark has obviously expressed great interest. Clark, the man purchases the book in which Mr. Clark's education and apparent intelligence. The mundane and petty cruelties of human envy and greed are displayed in this story. Clark the book, he does not hesitate to sell it to the couple instead. Though the book is clearly of no interest to the man, he asks Mr. Harris about the Empson book he hopes to buy in the future. Clark leaves, but not before talking to Mr. Clark’s clear education and superior knowledge. Clark leads the man around the bookstore and helpfully offers him good recommendations of what sets to purchase. The man continually repeats that he once used to love reading, though he does not display much knowledge of literature. A married couple enters, hoping to build a respectable book collection. Clark is a regular patron of the bookstore, and though he cannot afford it yet, he comes to look at a book he hopes to buy, Seven Types of Ambiguity, by Empson. Harris runs and owns a bookstore, though he remains in the basement.
