| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1649 |
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working men voters of DrWeakling's ward did give him the dirty kick out: but Rushton, Didlum,Grinder and several other members of the band were triumphantly returned with increased majorities. Mr Dauber, of Dauber and Botchit, had already been elected a Guardian of the Poor. During all this time Hunter, who looked more worried and miserable as the dreary weeks went by, was occupied every day in supervising what work was being done and in running about seeking for more. Nearly every night he remained at the office until a late hour, poring over specifications and making out estimates. The police had become so accustomed to seeing the light in the office that as a rule they took no notice of it, but one Thursday night - exactly one week after the scene between Owen and Rushton about the boy - the constable on the beat observed the light there much later than |
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