Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
Page | 1638 |
Chapter | -- |
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so you've got to come to the yard at one o'clock. 'E told me to tell you 'e meant to leave a message for you yesterday morning, but 'e forgot.' `What did he say to you about the fire - anything?' `Yes: they both of 'em came about an hour after you went away - Misery nd the Bloke too - but they didn't kick up a row. I wasn't arf frightened, I can tell you, when I saw 'em both coming, but they was quite nice. The Bloke ses to me, "Ah, that's right, my boy," 'e ses. "Keep up a good fire. I'm going to send you some coke," 'e ses. And then they 'ad a look round and 'e told Sawkins to put some new panes of glass where the winder was broken, and - you know that great big packing-case what was under the truck shed?' |