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its importance in the con-
duct of life, a sudden shortage comes as a horrid surprise. He finds it an
outrage alike against decency and dignity. He is flung neck and crop into
a world which he does not comprehend, and his dismay is hysterical.
"I have no money [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he stammered, ignoring the petty coins in his palm.
Jaikie slid the packs to the ground.
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"But you offered Dougal and me twenty pounds to go to Castle Gay,"
he protested.
Mr Craw explained his misadventure. Jaikie extracted from an inner
pocket a skimpy leather purse "What is the meaning of this
remarkable change, while the other watched his movements
with the eyes of a hungry dog who believes that there is provender go-
ing. He assessed its contents.
"I have two pounds [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], thirteen and ninepence [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he announced. "I didn't
bring much, for you don't spend money in the hills, and I knew that
Dougal had plenty."
"That's no earthly use to me," Mr Craw wailed.
"I don't know. It will buy you a third-class ticket to London and leave
something for our meals to-day. You're welcome to it."
"But what will you do?"
"I'll go back to Mrs Catterick, and then I'll find Dougal. I can wire for
some more. I'm pretty hard up just now, but there's a few pounds left in
my allowance. You see On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published aaaadkik, you can't get any more till you get to London."
Mr Craw
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