Now and then Philip with one of the more experienced clerks went out to audit the accounts of some firm: he came to know which of the clients must be treated with respect and which were in low water.

菲利普时不时地和一位更有经验的职员出去审计一些公司的账目：他开始知道哪些客户必须受到尊重，哪些客户处于低谷。