| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 922 |
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happened that Slyme had a few hours' work to do if he himself were idle, and if ever Crass was working while Slyme was `standing still' the latter went about amongst the other unemployed men saying ugly things about Crass, whom he accused of being a `crawler'. Owen also came in for his share of abuse and blame: most of them said that a man like him should stick out for higher wages whether employed on special work or not, and then he would not get any preference. But all the same, whatever they said about each other behind each other's backs, they were all most friendly to each other when they met face to face. Once or twice Owen did some work - such as graining a door or writing a sign - for one or other of his fellow workmen who had managed to secure a little job `on his own', but putting it all together, the coffin-plates and other work at Rushton's and all, his earnings had not averaged ten shillings |
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