[The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookThe Last Chronicle of Barset CHAPTER XII 20/24
"And what have they given to me ?" said Mr. Crawley, when the man's ill-humour about his sixpence had so far subsided as to allow of his busying himself again about the premises. "Yes, indeed;--yes, indeed," said the woman.
"Yes, yes, we feel that; we do indeed, Mr.Crawley." "I tell you what, sir; for another sixpence I'd 've sworn you'd never guv' me the paper at all; and so I will now, if it bean't too late;--sixpence or no sixpence.
What do I care? d---- them." "Dan!" "And why shouldn't I? They hain't got brains enough among them to winny the truth from the lies,--not among the lot of 'em.
I'll swear afore the judge that you didn't give it me at all, if that'll do any good." "Man, do you think I would have you perjure yourself, even if that would do me a service? And do you think that any man was ever served by a lie ?" "Faix, among them chaps it don't do to tell them too much of the truth.
Look at that!" And he brought out the sixpence again from his breeches'-pocket.
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