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The Authoritative Life of General William Booth

CHAPTER X
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Go King's Lynn.' Nobody at the station knew, at first, where it was, and even the stationmaster said, 'You cannot get there to-day.' 'But I must,' I said, 'I have to commence my work there to-morrow.' And he found out there was just a chance, by taking an express part of the way.
When I got there, at a quarter to ten at night, I knew of no friend, and found there had been no announcement made in the town.

But, on going to a Temperance Hotel to put up, I learned that a gentleman near had the letting of a large hall.

I at once went to him.
"'But,' said he, 'we don't let like that, out of business hours.

And we are accustomed to get payment in advance of the L2 10_s._ it costs.' "As I had only sixpence left, I could pay nothing; but I said to him, 'The Rev.William Booth is responsible.

You draw up an agreement.


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