| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1493 |
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`It's not necessary for either of you to make a song about this business, you know,' he said. The two men said that they quite understood that: he could depend on their keeping their mouths shut. When Hunter had gone, Crass drew out his watch. It was a quarter to eleven. A little way down the road the lights of a public house were gleaming through the mist. `We shall be just in time to get a drink before closing time if we buck up,' he said. And with this object they hurried on as fast as they could. When they reached the tavern they left the cart standing by the kerb, and went inside, where Crass ordered two pints of four-ale, which he permitted Sawkins to pay for. |
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