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Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Page 919
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Text while Crass stood by, white and trembling, watching the proceedings but lacking the courage to interfere.

`Now go to the office and ask Rushton for 'em, if you like!' shouted Sawkins. `You can 'ave 'em now, if you want 'em.'

Crass made no answer and, after a moment's hesitation, went back to his work, and Sawkins piled the things on the cart once more and took them away to the Destructor. He would not be able to sell them now, but at any rate he had stopped that dirty swine Crass from getting them.

When Crass went back to the paint-shop he found there one of the pillows which had fallen out of the bundle during the struggle. He took it home with him that evening and slept upon it. It was a
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