john3859
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hadbeenfewerthanforty.Hesaunteredalongwearing
hishatalittleononesidewithalightjauntystepswinginghisbigstick
hummingtohimselflookingupfromtimetotimeatthehousesandgar-
densoneithersideofhimwithsuperbsmilingpatronage.Ifastranger
hadbeentoldthatthewholeneighbourhoodbelongedtohimthat
strangerwouldnothavebeensurprisedtohearit.Heneverlookedback
hepaidnoapparentattentiontomenoapparentattentiontoanyone
whopassedhimonhisownsideoftheroadexceptnowandthenwhen
hesmiledandsmirkedwithaneasypaternalgoodhumouratthe
nursery-maidsandthechildrenwhomhemet.Inthiswayheledmeon
till we reached a colony of shops outside the western terraces of the Park.
Herehestoppedatapastrycook'swentin(probablytogiveanorder)
andcameoutagainimmediatelywithatartinhishand.AnItalianwas
grindinganorganbeforetheshopandamiserablelittleshrivelledmon-
keywassittingontheinstrument.TheCountstoppedbitapiecefor
himselfoutofthetartandgravelyhandedtheresttothemonkey."My
poorlittl [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]n [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!"hesaidwithgrotesquetendernessyoulookhungry.
Inthesacrednameofhumanity
Iofferyousomelunch [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!Theorgan-
grinderpiteouslyputinhisclaimtoapennyfromthebenevolent
stranger.TheCountshruggedhisshoulderscontemptuouslyand
passed on.
Wereachedthestreetsandthebetterclassofshopsbeyilai:
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On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaaoavy
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