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Nine Days
Volume 1, entries 2168. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → HANDS: MAGIC HELPERS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 2168
I've heard it said, if you want de boss man to hold you on a job, dat always go to 'im in a humble way; an' if you went to 'im in a humble Way, he might turn you off, but if you jis' keep a-goin' fer nine days, an' after nine days he'll take you on. [Nine days is a frequent time formula.]