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Ay, said George Lister to his wife when Tom had left the house,
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replied Mrs. Lister,
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He may be a grand lad, retorted her husband,
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A lad that can do what he has done, replied Mrs. Lister,
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I don't deny that he's a sharp, capable lad, said George,
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Oh, thank God, thank God, cried her heart,
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Well, mother, said Tom when he reached home,
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I have made it up with Alice Lister.
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Tha' never ses! and Mrs. Pollard's voice was very caressing.
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That's one for Polly Powell, anyhow. She wur never thy sort, Tom--a lass wi' a mother like that can never be ony good.
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Ay, and she's the finest lass i' Brunford, is Alice Lister, said Ezekiel contentedly;
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Maybe they will make an officer of thee,
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No, said Tom,
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I shall never be an officer, I don't belong to that class; perhaps I will be a sergeant, or something like that, but that's as may be; anyhow, I'll do my bit.