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98 "There you are," said the Hopper, a wealth of admiration in his voice. E was quick. 'E was jest nat’rally born to it, 'e was."

Two pound ten—twelve dollars and a half—for a month's work when one is 'jest nat'rally born to it! And in addition, sleeping out without blankets and living the Lord knows how. There are moments when I am thankful that I was not