| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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for the good of the Town. We'll get a committee appointed - we'll have an expert engineer down from London - I know a man that will suit our purpose admirably - we'll pay him a trifle and he'll say whatever we tell him to - and we'll rush the whole business through before you can say "Jack Robinson", and before the rate-payers have time to realize what's being done. Not that we need worry ourselves much about them. Most of them take no interest in public affairs, but even if there is something said, it won't matter much to us once we've got the money. It'll be a nine days' wonder and then we'll hear no more of it.' As the Chief ceased speaking, the other brigands also remained silent, speechless with admiration of his cleverness. `Well, what do you think of it?' he asked. `Think of it!' cried Grinder, enthusiastically. `I think it's splendid! Nothing could be better. If we can honly git away with it, I reckon it'll be one of the smartest thing we've ever done.' `Smart ain't the word for it,' observed Rushton. |
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