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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: girl got the sack; and serve her right After that, I was let do what I like. My father didnt want me to grow up a broken-spirited spaniel, which is your idea of a man, I suppose. Johnny. Jolly good thing for you that m y father made you come into the office and shew what you were made of. And it didnt come to much: let me tell you that. When the Governor asked me where I thought we ought to put you, I said, Make him the Office Boy. The Governor said you were too green. And so you were. Bentley. I daresay. So would you be pretty green if you were shoved into my father's set. I picked up your silly business in a fortnight. Youve been at it ten years; and you havnt picked it up yet. Johnny. Dont talk rot, child. You know you simply make me pity you. Bentley. Romance of Business indeed The real romance of Tarleton's business is the story that you understand anything about it. You never could explain any mortal thing about it to me when I asked you. See what was done the last time: that was the beginning and the end of your wisdom. Youre nothing but a turnspit. Johnny. A what Bentley. A turnspit. If your father hadnt made a roasting jack for you to turn, youd be earning twenty-four shillings a week behind a counter. Johnny. If you dont take that back and apologize for your bad manners, I'll give you as good a hiding as ever Bentley. Help Johnny's beating me Oh Murder He throws himself on the ground, uttering piercing yells]. Johnny. Dont be a fool. Stop that noise, will you. I'm not going to touch you. Shsh Hypatia rushes in through the inner door, followed by Mrs Tarleton, and throws herself on her knees by Bentley. Mrs Tarleton, whose knees are stiffer, bends over him and tries to lift him. Mrs Tarleton is a shrewd and motherly old lad...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217258982 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217258980 |
| Weight | 0.37 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.25 In |
| List Price | $11.84 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 106 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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