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THAT ain't the way to get off," said the heathkeeper.
Mr. Hoopdriver picked up the machine. The handle was twisted askew again
He said something under his breath. He would have to unscrew the beastly
thing.
"
THAT ain't the way to get off," repeated the heathkeeper, after a
silence.
"I know that," said Mr. Hoopdriver, testily, determined to overlook
the new specimen on his shin at any cost. He unbuckled the wallet behind
the saddle, to get out a screw hammer.
"If you know it ain't the way to get off--whaddyer do it for?" said the
heath-keeper, in a tone of friendly controversy.
Mr. Hoopdriver got out his screw hammer and went to the handle. He was
annoyed. "That's my business, I suppose," he said, fumbling with the
screw. The unusual exertion had made his hands shake frightfully.
The heath-keeper became meditative, and twisted his stick in his
hands behind his back. "You've broken yer 'andle, ain't yer?" he
said presently. Just then the screw hammer slipped off the nut. Mr.
Hoopdriver used a nasty, low word.
"
They're trying things, them bicycles," said the heath-keeper,
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