Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte
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"I'm not hungry--now."
"Where do you usually feed?" "At an Express Dairy." "Eh!" "You get a large cup of tea for tuppence there." "A tea-shop! But it wouldn't be open so late." "Lockhart's is." "Lockhart's?" "The Cocoa Rooms. In the 'First Class' you find quite a collection of shabby gentility. And you'd never believe what a lot you can get there for tuppence." "Eh!" "I'll tell you, you might find it useful some day; one never knows. You can get a huge cup of tea or coffee--a bit stewed--but, at least, it's warm; also, four huge pieces of bread and butter, and a good, long, lovely rest." "Good God!" "For tuppence more you can get sausages; sixpence provides a meal; a |
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