"Bein' a orphling, so to speak, owin' to my never 'avin' 'ad a father or mother--as I knows on--there's nothin' that chains me to old England 'cept poverty Could you do without drink Sca'sely, sir, seein' the doctors say that man is about three parts--or four, is it?--made up o' water; I would be apt to grow mummified without drink, wouldn't I, sir Come, Zook--you know that I mean strong drink--alcohol in all its forms Oh, I see.— Charlie to the Rescue
"Bein 'a orphling, so to speak, owin' to my never 'avin' 'ad a father or mother -- as I knows on -- there's nothin' that chains me to old— Charlie to the Rescue
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