Truthful James.
Drawing himself up to his full height, which was considerable, the manager breathed fire and brimstone on the commercial traveller, who, however, did not seem to be particularly afraid. “ I refuse to be bothered byl touts 1 I refuse to buy anything 1 I don’t want to buy anything ! And if I did I would’nt buy it This is mail day, and lam busy 1 Something you don’t understand —busy 1” “ Oh, very will 1” answered the traveller, shrugging his shoulders. “ I only wanted to draw your attention to the fact that 1 represent the blood-suck-ing firm of Pott and Potter, whose pottery is the biggest fraud on the market. “ I haven’t got a single thing to sell that is worth the money. 1 am. at the moment supposed to be selling a filter that is really more like a germ incubator than a filter. Of course’ I shouldn’t talk to you like this if I thought there was a chance of selling you something; but, in the circumstances, I —” “ Great Scott 1 You’re the only one of your kind on this earth 1 Gome in and have a smoke and a talk, a cigar, tea — anything you like!”
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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 18 June 1915, Page 3
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201Truthful James. Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 18 June 1915, Page 3
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