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He had been puzzled by something familiar in the voice, and now he knew the man, whom he had no wish to meet. He was too late in hitching his chair back into the shadow, for Benson had seen him and stopped with an excited cry. "Blake of the sappers! Want to cut your old friendsh? Whatsh you doing here?"
Bea suddenly tipped back in her chair, teetered to and fro for a frantic moment, then brought it down with a bump on all four feet. "Nonsense!" she snapped. Lila stood motionless so long that Bea had time to notice the ticking of her watch. Then she turned slowly around from the window. "And this is friendsh " "Oh!" squealed Bea, "oh, oh, oh! Ha, ha, ha!"
"Shure, I brought money home," said Father Slessor. "All I did wash buy my friendsh a few drinksh." Mother Slessor's face brightened. At least they would be able to buy food. Her husband reached his hand into one pocket and brought it out empty. Then into another pocket and again brought it out empty. Finally trying several other pockets, he held out his hand with a small coin in it.
He had been puzzled by something familiar in the voice, and now he recognized the man, and had no wish to meet him. He was too late in hitching his chair back into the shadow, for Benson had seen him and stopped with an excited cry. "Blake of the sappers! Want to cut your old friendsh? Whatsh you doing here?" "It's a mutual surprise, Benson," Blake replied.
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