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But your number's up now all right, you b swine." Tommy lay silent. There was nothing to say. He had failed. Somehow or other the omnipotent Mr. Brown had seen through his pretensions. Suddenly a thought occurred to him. "A very good speech, Conrad," he said approvingly. "But wherefore the bonds and fetters? Why not let this kind gentleman here cut my throat without delay?"
It is a consideration of great importance, that probably there is in no part of the country, or of the world, so great call for the means of education, as in these new States, owing to the vast number's of persons within those ages in which education and instruction are usually received, if received at all. This is the natural consequence of recency of settlement and rapid increase.
So here I've shinnied up y'r fire escape to put ye wise an' lend a hand to make your swift get-away." Ravenslee sighed and settled his head more comfortably on his pillow. "You think I ought to go, Spider?" "I don't think I know! Your number's up, Geoff it's you against th' field, an', bo they're some field!"
"I mean, can you get him on the 'phone and clinch the thing?" "Oh, yes. I know his address, and I suppose his number's in the book." "Then go off at once and settle with him before somebody else snaps him up. Don't waste a minute." Ginger paused at the door. "I say, you're absolutely sure about this? "Of course." "I mean to say..." "Get on," said Sally.
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