[The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Ragged Trousered Philanthropists CHAPTER 15 11/39
All the things they tells us may be true or they may not, but it takes me all my time to look after THIS world.
I don't believe I've been to church more than arf a dozen times since I've been married--that's over fifteen years ago now--and then it's been when the kids 'ave been christened.
The old woman goes sometimes and of course the young 'uns goes; you've got to tell 'em something or other, and they might as well learn what they teaches at the Sunday School as anything else.' A general murmur of approval greeted this.
It seemed to be the almost unanimous opinion, that, whether it were true or not, 'religion' was a nice thing to teach children. 'I've not been even once since I was married,' said Harlow, 'and I sometimes wish to Christ I 'adn't gorn then.' 'I don't see as it matters a dam wot a man believes,' said Philpot, 'as long as you don't do no 'arm to nobody.
If you see a poor b--r wot's down on 'is luck, give 'im a 'elpin' 'and.
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