| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1632 |
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`Mr 'Unter has charge of all those matters.' `You - yourself - forbade him - to make a fire last winter - and anyhow - you know about it now. You obtained money from his mother under the pretence - that you were going - to teach him a trade - but for the last twelve months - you have been using him - as if he were - a beast of burden. I advise you to see to it - or I shall - find - means - to make you - wish you had done so.' With this Owen turned and went out, leaving the door open, and Rushton in a state of mind compounded of fear, amazement and anger. As he walked homewards through the snow-storm, Owen began to realize that the consequence of what he had done would be that Rushton would not give him any more work, and as he |
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