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A Spirit of AvariceA Spirit of Avarice - Odd Craft, Part 11. Mr. John Blows stood listening to the foreman with an air of lofty disdain. He was a free-born Englishman, and yet he had been summarily paid off at eleven o'clock in the morning and told...
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Dixon's ReturnDixon's Return - Odd Craft, Part 10. Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea. School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea. I've...
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The Persecution of Bob PrettyThe Persecution of Bob Pretty - Odd Craft, Part 9. The old man sat on his accustomed bench outside the Cauliflower. A generous measure of beer stood in a blue and white jug by his elbow, and little wisps of smoke curled slowly upward...
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The Changing NumbersThe Changing Numbers - Odd Craft, Part 8. The tall clock in the corner of the small living-room had just struck eight as Mr. Samuel Gunnill came stealthily down the winding staircase and, opening the door at the foot, stepped with an appearance of...
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Establishing RelationsEstablishing Relations - Odd Craft, Part 7. Mr. Richard Catesby, second officer of the ss. Wizard, emerged from the dock-gates in high good-humour to spend an evening ashore. The bustle of the day had departed, and the inhabitants of Wapping, in search of coolness...
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Breaking a SpellBreaking a Spell - Odd Craft, Part 6. "Witchcraft?" said the old man, thoughtfully, as he scratched his scanty whiskers. No, I ain't heard o' none in these parts for a long time. There used to be a little of it about when I...
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Lawyer QuinceLawyer Quince - Odd Craft, Part 5. Lawyer Quince, so called by his neighbours in Little Haven from his readiness at all times to place at their disposal the legal lore he had acquired from a few old books while following his useful occupation...
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Bill's LapseBill's Lapse - Odd Craft, Part 4. Strength and good-naturesaid the night-watchman, musingly, as he felt his bicepsstrength and good-nature always go together. Sometimes you find a strong man who is not good-natured, but then, as everybody he comes in contack with is, it...
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Blundell's ImprovementBlundell's Improvement - Odd Craft, Part 3. Venia Turnbull in a quiet, unobtrusive fashion was enjoying herself. The cool living-room at Turnbull's farm was a delightful contrast to the hot sunshine without, and the drowsy humming of bees floating in at the open window...
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The CastawayThe Castaway - Odd Craft, Part 2. Mrs. John Boxer stood at the door of the shop with her hands clasped on her apron. The short day had drawn to a close, and the lamps in the narrow little thorough-fares of Shinglesea were already...
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The Money BoxThe Money Box - Odd Craft, Part 1. Sailormen are not good 'ands at saving money as a rule, said the night-watchman, as he wistfully toyed with a bad shilling on his watch-chain, though to 'ear 'em talk of saving when they're at sea...
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Mr. ScraggsMr. ScraggsI had met Mr. Scraggs, shaken him by the hand, and, in the shallow sense of the word, knew him. But a man is more than clothes and a bald head. It is also something of a trick to find out more about...
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Red Saunders: His Adventures West and EastRed Saunders: His Adventures West & EastWell, as I was saying, I'd met a lot of the boys up in town this day, and they threw as many as two drinks into me; I know that for certain, because when we took the parting...
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Night WatchesNight Watches - Complete SeriesMrs. Scutts, concealed behind the curtain, gazed at the cab in uneasy amazement. The cabman clambered down from the box and, opening the door, stood by with his hands extended ready for any help that might be needed. A stranger...
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His Other SelfHis Other Self - Night Watches, Part 10. "They're as like as two peas, him and 'is brother," said the night- watchman, gazing blandly at the indignant face of the lighterman on the barge below; "and the on'y way I know this one is...
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Easy MoneyEasy Money - Night Watches, Part 9. A lad of about twenty stepped ashore from the schooner Jane, and joining a girl, who had been avoiding for some ten minutes the ardent gaze of the night-watchman, set off arm-in-arm. The watchman rolled his eyes...
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The VigilThe Vigil - Night Watches, Part 8. Mr. Farrer peered through the plants which formed a welcome screen to the window and listened with some uneasiness. He was waiting for the firm, springy step that should herald the approach of ex-Sergeant-Major Ward. A squeeze...
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The UnknownThe Unknown - Night Watches, Part 7. "Handsome is as 'andsome does," said the night-watchman. It's an old saying, but it's true. Give a chap good looks, and it's precious little else that is given to 'im. He's lucky when 'is good looks 'ave...
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The Three SistersThe Three Sisters - Night Watches, Part 6. Thirty years ago on a wet autumn evening the household of Mallett's Lodge was gathered round the death-bed of Ursula Mallow, the eldest of the three sisters who inhabited it. The dingy moth-eaten curtains of the...
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Stepping BackwardsStepping Backwards - Night Watches, Part 5. "And you talk better," said Mr. Mills, taking his glass from the counter and emptying it; "you ain't got that silly lisp you used to have. What does your missis think of 'em?" "She hasn't seen 'em...
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