The Foundations by John Galsworthy
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LEMMY. Orl right. Give it a rest!
PRESS. Your sentiments are familiar to me. I've got a friend on the Press who's very keen on Christ and kindness; and wants to strangle the last king with the--hamstrings of the last priest. LEMMY. [Greatly intrigued] Not 'arf! Does 'e? PRESS. Yes. But have you thought it out? Because he hasn't. LEMMY. The difficulty is--where to stop. PRESS. Where to begin. LEMMY. Lawd! I could begin almost anywhere. Why, every month abaht, there's a cove turns me aht of a job 'cos I daon't do just wot 'e likes. They'd 'ave to go. I tell yer stryte--the Temple wants cleanin' up. PRESS. Ye-es. If I wrote what I thought, I should get the sack as quick as you. D'you say that justifies me in shedding the blood of my boss? LEMMY. The yaller Press 'as got no blood--'as it? You shed their ile an' vinegar--that's wot you've got to do. Stryte--do yer believe in the noble mission o' the Press? PRESS. [Enigmatically] Mr. Lemmy, I'm a Pressman. LEMMY. [Goggling] I see. Not much! [Gently jogging his mother's |
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