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Excerpt: ..."I'd like to lick him. Who was it?" "I think his name was Tim Rafferty." "I know him," said Dick. "I'll give him a lickin' next time I see him." "Can you?" asked Phil, doubtfully, for his enemy was as large as Dick. "In course I can. My fists are like sledge-hammers. Jest feel my muscle." Dick straightened out his arm, and Phil felt of the muscle, which was hard and firm. "It's as tough as a ten-year-old chicken," said Dick. "It won't be healthy for Tim to come round my way. What made him steal your fiddle? He ain't goin' into the musical line, is he?" "He was angry because I didn't want to lend it to him." Just then Tim Rafferty himself turned the corner. There was a lull in his business, and he was wandering along the street eating an apple. "There he is," said Phil, suddenly espying his enemy. Dick looked up, and saw with satisfaction that Phil was right. Tim had not yet espied either, nor did he till Dick addressed him. "Are you round collectin' fiddles this mornin'?" he asked. Tim looked up, and, seeing that his victim had found an able champion, felt anxious to withdraw. He was about to turn back, but Dick advanced with a determined air. "Jest stop a minute, Tim Rafferty," said he. "I'm a-goin' to intervoo you for the Herald. That's what they do with all the big rascals nowadays." "I'm in a hurry," said Tim. "That's what the pickpocket said when the cop was gently persuadin' him to go to the Tombs, but the cop didn't see it. I want the pleasure of your society a minute or two. I hear you're in the music business." "No, I'm not," said Tim, shortly. "What made you borrer this boy's fiddle, then?" "I don't know anything about it," said Tim, in a fright. "Some folks forgets easy," returned Dick. "I know a man what went into Tiffany's and took up a watch to look at, and carried it off, forgettin' to pay for it. That's what he told the judge the next day, and the judge sent him to the island for a few months to improve his memory. The air over to...
| ISBN-13 | 9781443237390 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1443237396 |
| Weight | 0.32 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.22 In |
| List Price | $10.65 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 90 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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