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Put Yourself in His Place

CHAPTER XXIV
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"Only a cloud on the peaceful horizon; that is all.

A letter from Mary Anne." "SIR,--Four of your saws are behindhand with their contributions, and, being deaf to remonstrance, I am obliged to apply to you, to use your influence.
"MARY ANNE." "Well," said Henry, "Mary Anne is in the right.

Confound their dishonesty: they take the immense advantages the Saw-grinders' Union gives them, yet they won't pay the weekly contribution, without which the Union can't exist.

Go and find out who they are, and blow them up." "What! me disturb the balmy ?" "Bother the balmy! I can't be worried with such trifles.

I'm inventing." "But, Mr.Little, would not the best way be for YOU just to stop it quietly and peaceably out of their pay, and send it to Grotait ?" Little, after a moment's reflection, said he had no legal right to do that.


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