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Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Page 1688
Chapter --
Text in the singing:

`Oh, come and join this 'oly band and hon to glory go.'

During the singing certain of the disciples went about amongst the crowd distributing tracts. Presently one of them offered one to Barrington and as the latter looked at the man he saw that it was Slyme, who also recognized him at the same instant and greeted him by name. Barrington made no reply except to decline the tract:

`I don't want that - from you,' he said contemptuously.

Slyme turned red. `Oh, I know what you're thinking of,' he said after a pause and speaking in an injured tone; `but you shouldn't judge anyone too hard. It wasn't only my fault, and you don't know
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