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The Town Traveller

CHAPTER XIII
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And I saw as he knew me.

I saw it by a queer sort of wink he give.

And then he looked at me frightened like--didn't he just! Of course, I didn't say nothing, but I kept standing by him a minute or two.

And I'd forgot all about the change till he said to me, with a sort of look, 'You may keep that,' he said, and I says, 'Thank you, sir,' and nearly laughed." "Not a bad tip, eh, Polly ?" "Oh, I've had as good before," she replied, with a brief return to the old manner.
"No doubt he enjoyed himself that evening.

He kept spying round for you, didn't he ?" "I saw him look once or twice, and I give him a look back, but I couldn't do much more then; I said to myself I'd keep my eye on him to see if he came out after the first act.


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