| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1527 |
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The hired orator was a tall, slight man with dark hair, beard and moustache, he might have been called well-looking if it had not been for a ugly scar upon his forehead, which gave him a rather sinister appearance. He was an effective speaker; the audience punctuated his speech with cheers, and when he wound up with an earnest appeal to them - as working men - to vote for Adam Sweater, their enthusiasm knew no bounds. `I've seen him somewhere before,' remarked Barrington, who was standing in the crowd with Harlow, Owen and Easton. `So have I,' said Owen, with a puzzled expression. `But for the life of me, I can't remember where.' Harlow and Easton also thought they had seen the man before, |
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