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The Story of the Treasure Seekers

CHAPTER 7
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And Albert-next-door said, 'All right! I'm surrendering as hard as I can.

You needn't pull my arm off.' We explained to him that resistance was useless, and I think he saw that from the first.

We held him tight by both arms, and we marched him home down the hill in a hollow square of five.
He wanted to tell us about the guy, but we made him see that it was not proper for prisoners to talk to the guard, especially about guys that the prisoner had been told not to go after because of his cold.
When we got to where we live he said, 'All right, I don't want to tell you.

You'll wish I had afterwards.

You never saw such a guy.' 'I can see _you_!' said H.O.It was very rude, and Oswald told him so at once, because it is his duty as an elder brother.


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