[The Adventures of Harry Richmond by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookThe Adventures of Harry Richmond CHAPTER VII 29/43
He was always for my hastening on until I ordered fresh ale for him.
The girl and he grimaced at one another in contempt.
So we remained seeing the game out.
By the time the game ended, the tramp had drunk numbers of glasses of ale. 'A fine-flavoured fat goose,' he counted his gains since the commencement of our acquaintance, 'bottles of ale and ginger-pop, two half-crowns, more ale, and more to follow, let's hope.
You only stick to your friends, young gentleman, won't you, sir? It's a hard case for a poor man like me if you don't.
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