"[...] "Goodness me, Mrs. Scattergood!" she exclaimed, turning to the old lady who had been in receipt of her confidences. "Is the almshouse near Poketown?" "There's a poorfarm, child; but there ain't nobody on it but a few old folks an' some orphans. We ain't poor here-not pauper poor. But, goodness me! you mean them men a-settin' there? Why, they ain't poor-no, no, child. I don't suppose there's a man there that don't own his own house. There's Mel Parraday, who owns the ho-tel; and Lem Pinney that owns stock in this[...] ...
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"[...] "Goodness me, Mrs. Scattergood!" she exclaimed, turning to the old lady who had been in receipt of her confidences. "Is the almshouse near Poketown?" "There's a poorfarm, child; but there ain't nobody on it but a few old folks an' some orphans. We ain't poor here-not pauper poor. But, goodness me! you mean them men a-settin' there? Why, they ain't poor-no, no, child. I don't suppose there's a man there that don't own his own house. There's Mel Parraday, who owns the ho-tel; and Lem Pinney that owns stock in this[...]."Goodness me, Mrs. Scattergood!
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