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ever heard.When English terms are used there is aquaint lisp and a musical softness to theattempted correct pronunciation that isappealing indeed. Several small shoe polishers with theirboxes will present themselves to a prospect—Shine um up meester tane cents—al-most in a single, long word. The… … drops to Clean um up thray cents, andthis final and almost invariably successfulappeal keeps his pocket full of small coins.He may be only eight years old with eyesthat are beautiful and soft, reminding oneof an Henri painting. Tranquility reigns here. Just a square orso away a hurrying city…
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