The First and the Last by John Galsworthy
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page 31 of 44 (70%)
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I'll take your berth to-morrow. Here's money [He brings out a pile
of notes and puts them on the couch] You can make a new life of it out there together presently, in the sun. LARRY. [In a whisper] In the sun! "A cup of wine and thou." [Suddenly] How can I, Keith? I must see how it goes with that poor devil. KEITH. Bosh! Dismiss it from your mind; there's not nearly enough evidence. LARRY. Not? KEITH. No. You've got your chance. Take it like a man. LARRY. [With a strange smile--to the girl] Shall we, Wanda? WANDA. Oh, Larry! LARRY. [Picking the notes up from the couch] Take them back, Keith. KEITH. What! I tell you no jury would convict; and if they did, no judge would hang. A ghoul who can rob a dead body, ought to be in prison. He did worse than you. LARRY. It won't do, Keith. I must see it out. KEITH. Don't be a fool! LARRY. I've still got some kind of honour. If I clear out before I |
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