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The Slowcoach

CHAPTER 18
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"You haven't bought anything to-day." "No," said Janet, "but I had it out when the old Irishwoman was there." "I guessed she'd get some money out of you," said Kink.
"Oh, Kink!" said Janet; "she didn't.

And after I had promised, too! All she wanted to see was King Edward's head on a coin." "What for ?" Kink asked.
"To see if he was bald on the top or not," said Janet.

"She had had an argument with her daughter's husband about it.

Which just proves that you were wrong in thinking she had no daughter." Kink smiled an annoying smile.

"Well," he said, "what then ?" "We found a coin," said Janet, "and found that the King was bald on the top.


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