| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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work before he could get back. It would be a quarter to one at the very earliest. The minutes dragged slowly by, and after a while the only man on the job who had a watch began to lose his temper and refused to answer any more inquiries concerning the time. So presently Bert was sent up to the top of the house to look at a church clock which was visible therefrom, and when he came down he reported that it was ten minutes to one. Symptoms of anxiety now began to manifest themselves amongst the shareholders, several of whom went down to the main road to see if Philpot was yet in sight, but each returned with the same report - they could see nothing of him. No one was formally `in charge' of the job during Crass's absence, but they all returned to their work promptly at one because they feared that Sawkins |
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