| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 601 |
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Easton. `Oo cares for 'im?' `Well, we never know; and for that matter Rushton or Sweater might come at any minit.' With this, Crass went muttering back to the scullery, and the men relapsed into their usual silence. At ten minutes to one they all ceased work, put away their colours and locked up the house. There were a number of `empties' to be taken away and left at the yard on their way to the office; these Crass divided amongst the others - carrying nothing himself - and then they all set out for the office to get their money, cracking jokes as they went along. Harlow and Easton enlivened the journey by coughing significantly whenever they met a young woman, and audibly making some complimentary remark about her personal appearance. If the girl smiled, each of them eagerly claimed to have `seen her first', but if she appeared offended or `stuck up', they |
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