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The Adventures of Harry Richmond

CHAPTER VII
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She showed me sixpence shining in the palm of her hand.
I gave her a shilling to keep her from it.

She had now got one and sixpence, she said: meaning, I supposed upon reflection, that her begging had produced that sum, and therefore it was a good thing.

The money remaining in my pocket amounted to five shillings and a penny.
I offered it to Kiomi's mother, who refused to accept it; so did the father, and Osric also.

I might think of them, they observed, on my return to my own house: they pointed at Riversley.

'No,' said I, 'I shan't go there, you may be sure.' The women grinned, and the men yawned.


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