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39 Seedy Sam

           Youknowthat’strue,andifthehorsesdon’tworkwemuststarve,andIandmychildrenhaveknownwhatthatisbeforenow.I’vesixof’em,andonlyoneearnsanything;Iamonthestandfourteenorsixteenhoursaday,andIhaven’thadaSundaythesetenortwelveweeks;youknowSkinnernevergivesadayifhecanhelpit,andifIdon’tworkhard,tellmewhodoes!Iwantawarmcoatandamackintosh,butwithsomanytofeedhowcanamangetit?IhadtopledgemyclockaweekagotopaySkinner,andIshallneverseeitagain.”

           Someoftheotherdriversstoodroundnoddingtheirheadsandsayinghewasright.Themanwenton:

           “Youthathaveyourownhorsesandcabs,ordriveforgoodmasters,haveachanceofgettingonandachanceofdoingright;Ihaven’t.Wecan’tchargemorethansixpenceamileafterthefirst,withinthefour-mileradius.ThisverymorningIhadtogoaclearsixmilesandonlytookthreeshillings.Icouldnotgetareturnfare,andhadtocomeallthewayback;there’stwelvemilesforthehorseandthreeshillingsforme.AfterthatIhadathree-milefare,andtherewerebagsandboxesenoughtohavebroughtinagoodmanytwopencesiftheyhadbeenputoutside;butyouknowhowpeopledo;allthatcouldbepiledupinsideonthefrontseatwereputinandthreeheavyboxeswentonthetop.Thatwassixpence,andthefareoneandsixpence;thenIgotareturnforashilling.Nowthatmakeseighteenmilesforthehorseandsixshillingsforme;there’sthreeshillingsstillforthathorsetoearnandnineshillingsfortheafternoonhorsebeforeItouchapenny.

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