| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 80 |
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| Chapter | -- |
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In this work the flame of the lamp is directed against the old paint, which becomes soft and is removed with a chisel knife, or a scraper called a shavehook. The door was ajar and he had opened the top sash of the window for the purpose of letting in some fresh air, because the atmosphere of the room was foul with the fumes of the lamp [and the smell of] the burning paint, besides being heavy with moisture. The ceiling had only just been water washed and the walls had just been stripped. [The] old paper, saturated with water, was piled up in a heap in the middle of the floor. Presently, as he was working he began to feel conscious of some other presence in the room; he looked round. The door was open about six inches and in the opening appeared a long, pale face with a huge chin, surmounted by a bowler hat and ornamented with a large red nose, a drooping moustache and two small, glittering eyes set very |
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