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English
1823
It is generally requested to do this to the tune of a "thousand fold"  an exorbitant rate when you come to think of it. IT IS GENERALLY QUESTED TO DO THIS TO A TUNE OF A THOUSANDOLD AN EXORBITANT RATE WHEN YOU COME TO THINK OF IT
-er's palm, grip his hand, dash away a tear, and exit; you don't even leave yourself a 'bus fare home. You walk back quickly and get another purse. Middle-class people and others on the stage who are short of purses have to content themselves with throwing about rolls of bank-notes and tipping servants with five-pound checks. Very stingy people on the stage have been known to be so cussed mean as to give away mere sovereigns. But they are generally only villains or lords that descend to this sort of thing. Respectable stage folk never offer anything less than a purse. The recipient is very grateful on receiving the purse (he never looks inside) and thinks that Heaven ought to reward the donor. They get a lot of work out of Heaven on the stage. Heaven does all the odd jobs for them that they don't want to go to the trouble and expense of doing for themselves. Heaven's chief duty on the stage is to see to the repayment of all those sums of money that are given or lent to the good people. P IT ON THE WOE WAS PALM GRIP HIS HAND DASH AWAY A TEAR AND EGGS IT YOU DON'T EVEN LEAVE YOURSELF A BUS FARE HOME YOU WALK BACK QUICKLY AND GET ANOTHER PURSE MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE AND OTHERS ON THE STAGE WHO ARE SHORT OF PURSES HAVE TO CONTENT THEMSELVES WITH THROWING ABOUT ROLLS OF BANKNOTES AND TIPPING SERVANTS WITH FIVE POUND CHEQUES VERY STINGY PEOPLE ON THE STAGE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BE SO CURSED AND MEAN AS TO GIVE AWAY MERE SOVEREIGNS BUT THEY ARE GENERALLY ONLY VILLAINS OR LORDS THAT DISSENT THIS SORT OF THING RESPECTABLE STAGE FOLK NEVER OFFER ANYTHING LESS THAN A PURSE THE RECIPIENT IS VERY GRATEFUL ON RECEIVING THE PURSE HE NEVER LOOKS INSIDE AND THINKS THAT HEAVEN OUGHT TO REWARD THE DONOR THEY GET A LOT OF WORK OUT OF HEAVEN ON THE STAGE HEAVEN DOES ALL THE ODD JOBS FOR THEM AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE TROUBLE AND EXPENSE OF DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES HEAVEN'S CHIEF DUTY ON THE STAGE IS TO SEE THE REPAYMENT OF ALL THOSE SUMS OF MONEY THAT ARE GIVEN OR LENT TO THE GOOD PEOPLE
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