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Jenkins the Trusted Clerk at Braithwaite Firm
The narrator recalls his uncle John Braithwaite and his trusted confidential clerk Jacob Jenkins, a paragon of reliability in the firm Perry & Co. A looming pension of partnership and a planned marriage to Lucy Braithwaite hinge on Jenkins' steady conduct, as the narrator senses envy from Jenkins and an ominous encounter with a sickly countryman on a high-stakes day at the bank.
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Braithwaite
Lambeth
Cyril Vaughan
Lucy Braithwaite
John Braithwaite
Lucy
Jacob Jenkins
Jenkins
House of Braithwaite
Perry & Co
Cyril
Et. Fils
Bordeaux
Krakow
Kindergarten
Hamburg
Peabody & Sons
Dearucy
Richmond Villa
Ian
London
Yorkshire
Northumberland
Craven
Bess
Mr. Jenkins
Mr. Braithwaite
Clint
Morocco
Mr. Vaughan
Mr. Brathwaite
John Berwick
Henri Comte de Fitz James
San Francisco
James the Second
Stuart
America
Esmeralda Boyle
Literary Society of
Washington
Esmeralda
Spain
Madeira
Chicago Times
Frank Lumbard
Chicago
Frank
Vicksburg
Sanitary Commission
Old Shady
Ilinois
Chicago News