| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 499 |
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'E throws a splendid ring!' said Bundy. This was the general verdict. The Semi-drunk, though beaten, was not disgraced: and he was so affected by the good feeling manifested by the company that he presently produced a sixpence and insisted on paying for another half-pint all round. Crass had gone outside during this conversation, but he returned in a few minutes. `I feel a bit easier now,' he remarked with a laugh as he took the half-pint glass that the Semi-drunk passed to him with a shaking hand. One after the other, within a few minutes, the rest followed Crass's example, going outside and returning almost immediately: and as Bundy, who was the last to return, came back he exclaimed: `Let's 'ave a game of shove-'a'penny.' `All right,' said Easton, who was beginning to feel reckless. `But drink up first, and let's 'ave another.' |
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