Galusha the Magnificient [!]: A NovelA. L. Burt, 1921 - 407 pages |
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Page 407 - C Of all the amusements which can possibly be imagined for a hard-working man, after his daily toil, or in its intervals, there is nothing like reading an entertaining book.
Page 204 - Philip thought (as many have thought before and since) that he had a right to do what he pleased with his own.
Page 283 - There was little or no occupation for him in the bar; and instead of laying he began to take the odds. He backed a few winners, it is true; but they could not rely on that. Most of their trade had slipped from them, so it did not much matter to them if they were found out. He might as well be hung for an old sheep as a lamb...