"A Tale of Two Cities"
by Charles Dickens

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     The head of one of the regular indoor messengers attached to Tellson's establishment was put through the door, and the word was given:

     "Porter wanted!"

     "Hooray, father! Here's an early job to begin with!"

     Having thus given his parent God speed, young Jerry seated himself on the stool, entered on his reversionary interest in the straw his father had been chewing, and cogitated.

 

     "Al-ways rusty! His fingers is al-ways rusty!" muttered young Jerry. "Where does my father get all that iron rust from? He don't get no iron rust here!"

 
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