| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1532 |
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Most of 'em is chaps wot's got tired of workin' for their livin', so they wants us to keep 'em.' Encouraged by numerous expressions of approval from the other Philanthropists, the man continued: `But we ain't such fools as they thinks, and so they'll find out next Monday. Most of 'em wants 'angin', and I wouldn't mind lendin' a 'and with the rope myself.' Applause and laughter greeted these noble sentiments, and Sweater resumed his address, when another man - evidently a Socialist - for he was accompanied by three or four others who like himself wore red ties - interrupted and said that he would like to ask him a question. No notice was taken of this request either by Mr Sweater or the chairman |
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