The Father
Henry Bent is the overworked head clerk in the office of William Price, a contractor. He is a valuable man to the concern but not being of an aggressive personality, has been kept on a small... Read allHenry Bent is the overworked head clerk in the office of William Price, a contractor. He is a valuable man to the concern but not being of an aggressive personality, has been kept on a small salary for many years. At the start of the story the doctor tells him that his little dau... Read allHenry Bent is the overworked head clerk in the office of William Price, a contractor. He is a valuable man to the concern but not being of an aggressive personality, has been kept on a small salary for many years. At the start of the story the doctor tells him that his little daughter, who is almost an invalid, must be sent south if she is to live at all or to have an... Read all