| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 368 |
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| Chapter | -- |
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`I've not been even once since I was married,' said Harlow, `and I sometimes wish to Christ I 'adn't gorn then.' `I don't see as it matters a dam wot a man believes,' said Philpot, `as long as you don't do no 'arm to nobody. If you see a poor b--r wot's down on 'is luck, give 'im a 'elpin' 'and. Even if you ain't got no money you can say a kind word. If a man does 'is work and looks arter 'is 'ome and 'is young 'uns, and does a good turn to a fellow creature when 'e can, I reckon 'e stands as much chance of getting into 'eaven - if there IS sich a place - as some of there 'ere Bible-busters, whether 'e ever goes to church or chapel or not.' These sentiments were echoed by everyone with the solitary exception of Slyme, who said that Philpot would find out his mistake after he was dead, when he would |
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