The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories · Ch. 1

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"Mercy , !"

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"I , , . ; citizens—a Hadleyburg—I . . . . . . , . help—in ; . . dollars—that , , . ; . , , ; : . , , , , , , . . , ; , . , , . ; .

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"Send thing—all details—twelve ."

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world-celebrated—astonished—happy—vain. . , , , , dictionary—HADLEYBURG, INCORRUPTIBLE—destined ! . ; ; , , , , , , , ; , , , , , postmaster—and , , , , , , , , typical"Sam Lawson"of . , , , , , , . , .

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again—with , . time—and night—the , . .

responded—longingly:

"Oh, !"

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. post-mark—unfamiliar, both—and . good-night—custom now—but , , . , , . . , :

"Leave , . letter—read !"

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"I , : . , . , , . . , . , . dark—it . , . talk—most , : . say'favourably'—nothing . town—not ; you—I you—am sure—had , , , , . , , , , . , , , . : , .'

"HOWARD . ."

"Oh, , , , , grateful,—kiss , , kissed—and so—the money—and , ; ."

; again—days . :

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"Now , , . , . , you—Edward, ?"

"We ll—er—er—Why, , !"

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"Made—you—promise? , ?"

"Mary, ?"

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"No... . bearings—God ! . now—now , we—we—"She , , brokenly,"Lead ... , . . . Now—that ; ; ."

, wandering—trying .

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. , ? . , . , along—until . , .

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failure—he . . : ? , do—he . ? ! . , . , . , .

, , . . ; , , . , . , , : , , rendered"without value."And .

Ah—THERE : rendered"possibly it."Why, , hunt—much . , . , , , , ; , , . , , . , . ; ; ; ; service"without it,"in ; , , . , , ; , , , . , . , .

citizens—nineteen . , , . Richards—handwriting all—and , .

time—they . ; .

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"Come week—but . ."

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country-seats—but . .

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on—there ; , . . , , . , , . ; , , , , , . (Applause.)"And fame—the ? ! , . , . you—does you—accept ? (Tumultuous .) . . reproach—see . own—see . ("We ! !") communities—some ; , ; . (Applause.) . , , ; . , , ."

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"'The this:"You ; , reform."'Then continued:—'We ; so—and will—this land—Mr. !'"

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"Because . ."

"With . ."

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"Read ! ! ?"

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"'The this:"You . (The .) , reform.'"(Murmurs:"Amazing! mean?")"This one,"said Chair,"is . ."

"The re!"cried Wilson,"I ! ."

"Purloined!"retorted Billson."I'll —"

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"Sho, ! happen—twice years—but . dollars!"(A .)

Billson."I !"

Wilson."I !"

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Chair."Order! , please—both . ."

Voice."Good—that !"

Tanner."Mr. , : , . , . (The Chair."Order! !") , , , ."

Voice."How?"

Tanner."Easily. . , ."

Voice."Name ."

Tanner."The , ."

Voices."That's so—he's !"

Tanner."And , , frauds—(The Chair."Order!")—which adventurers—(The Chair."Order! order!")—which gentlemen—(laughter applause)—is town—which , out!"(Vigorous .)

Voices."Open it!—open !"

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"One marked,'Not Chair—if any—shall read.'The TEST.'Allow . worded—to :

"'I , , ; , ; , . , . this—and memory:'YOU —'"

Voices."That it—the ! ! ! ! !"

, fervently—meantime :

"Order, ! ! ! , please."When , resumed—as :

"'GO, REFORM—OR, WORDS—SOME , HADLEYBURG—TRY .'"

. ; , ; ; , , , . voice—Jack :

"THAT'S !"

, . . , , . , , last—long . , ; , ; :

"It fact—we . town—it . . . , —"

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"Sit down!"said , , obeyed."That, , . was—but . ; . , ? words."He . , added:"The . gentlemen—Was COLLUSION?—AGREEMENT?"

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"I . , . , , believed—as . speak—and . shame—and it—that , . (Sensation.) , , . , ; ; , . , , ; expect—could believe—could imagine—that, , test?—set me?—expose ? ; . . . . . , , words—ending with"Go, reform,"—and . , desk."He , , , added:"I ; , , . door."(Sensation.)

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"Those . . , , . . ; , . , : . test-mark—by . ."

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