| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 804 |
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The next morning while Crass and Slyme were finishing inside, Owen wrote the two gates. On the front entrance `The Cave' and on the back `Tradesmens Entrance', in gilded letters. In the meantime, Sawkins and Bert made several journeys to the Yard with the hand-cart. Crass - working in the kitchen with Slyme - was very silent and thoughtful. Ever since the job was started, every time Mr Sweater had visited the house to see what progress was being made, Crass had been grovelling to him in the hope of receiving a tip when the work was finished. He had been very careful to act upon any suggestions that Sweater had made from time to time and on several occasions had taken a lot of trouble to get just the right tints of certain colours, making up a number of different shades and combinations, and doing parts of the skirtings or mouldings of rooms in order that Mr Sweater might see exactly |
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