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Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Page 1167
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Text manner of such notes - as if the writer had studied how to avoid all suspicion of being unduly civil: Harlow go to the yard at once take your tools with you. Crass will tell you where you have to go. J.H.

They were just finishing their dinners when the boy brought this note; and after reading it aloud for the benefit of the others, Harlow remarked that it was worded in much the same way in which one would speak to a dog. The others said nothing; but after he was gone the other men - who all considered that it was ridiculous for the `likes of us' to expect or wish to be treated with common civility - laughed about it, and said that Harlow was beginning to think he was Somebody: they supposed it was through readin' all those books what Owen was always lendin' 'im. And then one of them got a piece of paper and wrote a note to be given to Harlow at the
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