| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1535 |
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The Wise Men of the East greeted Ammenegg's remarks with prolonged, imbecile cheers, and amid the tumult his Lordship and Sweater got into the motor car and cleared off without giving the man with the red tie or anyone else who desired to ask questions any opportunity of doing so. Rushton and the other leaders got into another motor car, and followed the first to take part in another meeting down-town, which was to be addressed by the great Sir Featherstone Blood. The crowd now resolved itself into military order, headed by the men with torches and a large white banner on which was written in huge black letters, `Our man is Adam Sweater'. They marched down the hill singing, and when they reached the Fountain on the Grand Parade they saw another crowd holding a meeting there. These were Tories |
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