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Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Page 732
Chapter --
Text into the noble aspirations -' the hack began.

`Talk plain. What would you have?' said the cob, interrupting him.

`What would I have? Why, equality, and share and share alike all over the world,' said the hack.

`You MEAN that?' said the cob.

`Of course I do. What right have those sleek, pampered hunters and racers to their warm stables and high feed, their grooms and jockeys? It is really heart-sickening to think of it,' replied the hack.

`I don't know but you may be right,' said the cob, `and to show I'm in earnest, as no doubt you are, let me have half the good beans you have in your bag, and you shall have half the musty oats and chaff I have in mine.
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