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Even the bad boys are presumed to be completelysexless.
They arewritten for
devotees of the prize-ring, the others are not.
Can you give me alist of the
Shell and their studies? But their patriotism has nothing whatever to do
withpower-politics or ideological warfare.
It is thething you recognize him by,
like the Frenchmans beard or the Italiansbarrel-organ.
Everything will be
thesamefor ever and ever.
No one would think of running cheaptrips to the
Distressed Areas.
Look at these twoextracts, for example:Billy Bunter
groaned.
As they went past a tall, very young Negro turned and caught my
eye.
The King is on his throneand the pound is worth a pound.
Except for a day
or two after the rare rainstorms there is neverenough water.
He volleyed blows
with a bewildering speed for so huge a fellow.
To begin with, they have the
greatadvantage of not being written entirely by one person.
And there is no
question that these papers are also read byadults. The Wild West still leads,
at any rate as a setting, thoughthe Red Indian seems to be fading out.
There is
no question that the donkeys are damnably treated.
What the circulations of
these papers are, I donot know. Not hostile, not contemptuous, not sullen, not
even inquisitive. Even groaning did not fully express Bunters feelings. A good
many boys now regard them as old fashioned and slow.
Gardeningand
livestock-keeping must have at least a score between them.
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