| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 347 |
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`I think that's all, except a few sheets of cartridge paper for stencils and working drawings. The quantity of paint necessary for the decorative work will be very small.' As soon as Owen was gone, Rushton took up the designs and examined them attentively. `These are all right,' he muttered. `Good enough for anywhere. If he can paint anything like as well as this on the walls and ceiling of the room, it will stand all the looking at that anyone in this town is likely to give it.' `Let's see,' he continued. `He said three weeks, but he's so anxious to do the job that he's most likely under-estimated the time; I'd better allow four weeks: that means about 200 hours: 200 hours at eight-pence: how much is that? And say he has a painter to help him half the time. 100 hours at sixpence-ha'penny.' He consulted a ready reckoner that was on the desk. `Time, £9.7.6. Materials: fifteen |
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