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McTeague

CHAPTER 5
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Soon as he takes his hand away, down I go.

Don't you hate to get water in your ears ?" "Bathing's good for you." "If the water's too warm, it isn't.

It weakens you." Mr.Sieppe came running down the tracks, waving his cane.
"To one side," he shouted, motioning them off the track; "der drain gomes." A local passenger train was just passing B Street station, some quarter of a mile behind them.

The party stood to one side to let it pass.

Marcus put a nickel and two crossed pins upon the rail, and waved his hat to the passengers as the train roared past.


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