| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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was the tallest, he took the middle position - underneath the ladder - grasping the rungs, Philpot being on his left and Bundy on his right, each holding one side of the ladder. At a signal from Crass, Dawson and Sawkins began to haul on the rope, and the top of the ladder began to use slowly into the air. Philpot was not of much use at this work, which made it all the harder for the other two who were lifting, besides putting an extra strain on the rope. His lack of strength, and the efforts of Barrington and Bundy to make up for him caused the ladder to sway from side to side, as it would not have done if they had all been equally capable. Meanwhile, upstairs, Dawson and Sawkins - although the ladder was as yet only a little more than half the way up - noticed, as they |
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