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The Servant in the House by Charles Rann Kennedy
page 85 of 140 (60%)
lines?--Want to know what them stand for? That's drink, an'
starvation, an' 'ard work, an' a damned lonely life.

MARY. Oh, you poor man!

ROBERT. Yus, miss, I am.

MARY. You mustn't say "damned," you know.

ROBERT. No, miss.

MARY. _That's_ wicked, at any rate.

ROBERT. Yus, miss.

MARY. And you owned yourself that you drank. That's not very
good, either.

ROBERT. No, miss.

MARY. So, you see, you _are_ a little bit naughty, after all,
aren't you?

ROBERT. Yus, miss.

MARY. Now, isn't it much nicer for you to try and look at things
in this way? I'm sure you feel a great deal better already.

Do you know-- Wait a moment . . .

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