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But for all that the next whining beggar would move her tender heart, his glib inventions playing upon it like a fiddle, and she would give as recklessly as though there were no such things in the whole wide world as soup kitchens and organised charities and common sense. BUT FOR ALL THAT THE NEXT WHINING BEGGAR WOULD MOVE HER TENDER HEART HIS GLIB INVENTIONS PLAYING UPON IT LIKE A FIDDLE AND SHE WOULD GIVE AS RECKLESSLY AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO SUCH THINGS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD AS SOUP KITCHENS AND ORGANIZED CHARITIES AND COMMON SENSE
just climb right back." Then she regarded him more intently, and her face softened somewhat. "What's the matter with your foot?" she demanded. "Brakesman," said Mr. Flinks, briefly. "Threw me off a train. He struck me cruel hard, he did, and me a poor workingman trying to make my way to New York, lady, where my poor old mother's dying, lady, and me out of a job. Ah, it's a hard, hard world, lady--and me her only son--and he struck me cruel, cruel hard, he did, but I forgive him for it, lady. Ah, lady, you're so beautiful I know you're got a kind, good heart, lady. Can't you do something for a poor workingman, lady, with a poor dying mother--and a poor, sick wife," Mr. Flinks added as a dolorous afterthought; and drew nearer to her and held out one hand appealingly. Petheridge Jukesbury had at divers times pointed out to her the evils of promiscuous charity, and these dicta Margaret parroted glibly enough, to do her justice, so long as there was no immediate question of dispensing alms. O DO IT MISS YGUNA POINTED OUT AND YOU CAN JUST CLIMB RIGHT BACK THEN SHE REGARDED HIM MORE INTENTLY AND HER FACE SOFTENED SOMEWHAT WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOUR FOOT SHE DEMANDED BRAKESMAN SAID MISTER FLINKS BRIEFLY THREW ME OFF A TRAIN HE STRUCK ME CRUEL HARD HE DID AND ME A POOR WORKINGMAN TRYING TO MAKE MY WAY TO NEW YORK LADY WHERE MY POOR OLD MOTHER'S DYING LADY AND ME OUT OF A JOB AH IT'S A HARD HARD WORLD LADY AND ME HER ONLY SON AND HE STRUCK ME CRUEL CRUEL HARD HE DID BUT I FORGIVE HIM FOR IT LADY AH LADY YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A KIND GOOD HEART LADY CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING FOR A POOR WORKINGMAN LADY WITH A POOR DYING MOTHER AND A POOR SICK WIFE MISTER FLINKS ADDED AS A DOLOROUS AFTERTHOUGHT AND DREW NEARER TO HER AND HELD OUT ONE HAND APPEALINGLY PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY HAD AT DIVERS TIMES POINTED OUT TO HER THE EVILS OF PROMISCUOUS CHARITY AND THESE DICTA MARGARET PARROTED GLIBLY ENOUGH TO DO HER JUSTICE SO LONG AS THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE QUESTION OF DISPENSING ALMS
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