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Philosewers�察      �as  we   walked     on   the  trim   garden    terrace    before   dinner�察�

among   the   early  leaves   and   blossoms�察  �two   peacocks�察  �apparently   in   very 

tight new boots�察�occasionally crossing the gravel at a distance。                   The sun�察�

shining through the   old house´windows�察 �now  and then   flashed   out some 

brilliant piece of colour from bright hangings within�察�or upon the old oak 

panelling�察  �similarly�察  �Friar   Bacon�察  �as   we   paced   to   and   fro�察  �revealed   little 

glimpses of his good work。 

     ;It is not much�察─�said he。         ;It is no wonderful thing。          There used to 

be   a   great   deal   of   drunkenness   here�察 �and   I   wanted   to   make   it   better   if   I 

could。     The people are very ignorant�察�and have been much neglected�察�and 

I wanted to make THAT better�察�if I could。               My utmost object was�察�to help 



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them to a little self´government and a little homely pleasure。                 I only show 

the way to better things�察�and advise them。               I never act for them�察�I never 

interfere�察�above all�察�I never patronise。; 

     I had said to Philosewers as we came along Nor'´West that patronage 

was one of the curses of England�察�I appeared to rise in the estimation of 

Philosewers when thus confirmed。 

     ;And so�察─�said Friar Bacon�察 �I established my Allotment´club�察�and my 

pig´clubs�察  �and   those   little   Concerts   by   the   ladies   of   my   own   family�察  �of 

which   we   have   the   last   of   the   season   this   evening。    They   are   a   great 

success�察 �for   the   people   here   are   amazingly  fond of   music。        But there is 

the early dinner´bell�察�and I have no need to talk of my endeavours when 

you will soon see them in their working dress;。 

     Dinner done�察�behold the Friar�察�Philosewers�察�and myself the Dreary one�察�

walking�察�at six o'clock�察�across the fields�察�to the ;Club´ house。; 

     As    we   swung     open    the  last  field´gate    and   entered    the  Allotment´ 

grounds�察  �many   members   were   already   on   their   way   to   the   Club�察  �which 

stands   in   the   midst   of   the   allotments。  Who   could   help   thinking   of   the 

wonderful       contrast   between      these   club´men     and    the  club´men      of  St。 

James's Street�察�or Pall Mall�察�in London�             �Look at yonder prematurely old 

man�察  �doubled   up   with   work�察  �and   leaning   on   a   rude   stick   more   crooked 

than himself�察�slowly trudging to the club´house�察�in a shapeless hat like an 

Italian harlequin's�察�or an old brown´ paper bag�察�leathern leggings�察�and dull 

green smock´frock�察�looking as though duck´weed had accumulated on it 

the   result   of   its   stagnant   lifeor   as   if   it   were   a   vegetable   production�察�

originally   meant   to   blow   into   something   better�察  �but   stopped   somehow。 

Compare him with Old Cousin Feenix�察�ambling along St。 James's Street�察�

got up in the style of a couple of generations ago�察�and with a head of hair�察�

a complexion�察�and a set of teeth�察�profoundly impossible to be believed in 

by   the   widest   stretch   of   human   credulity。     Can   they   both   be   men   and 

brothers�拭     �Verily they are。      And although Cousin Feenix has lived so fast 

that he will die at Baden´Baden�察�and although this club´man in the frock 

has lived�察�ever since he came to man's estate�察�on nine shillings a week�察�and 

is sure to die in the Union if he die in bed�察�yet he brought as much into the 

world as Cousin Feenix�察�and will take as much outmore�察�for more of him 



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is real。 

     A   pretty�察  �simple    building�察   �the  club´house�察    �with   a  rustic   colonnade 

outside�察�under which the members can sit on wet evenings�察�looking at the 

patches of ground they cultivate for themselves�察�within�察�a well´ ventilated 

room�察    �large   and   lofty�察 �cheerful    pavement      of  coloured     tiles�察 �a  bar  for 

serving   out   the   beer�察  �good   supply   of   forms   and   chairs�察  �and   a   brave   big 

chimney´corner�察  �where   the   fire   burns   cheerfully。         Adjoining   this   room�察�

another�此�

     ;Built   for   a   reading´room�察─  �said   Friar   Bacon�察   �but   not   much   used 

yet。; 

     The   dreary   sage�察  �looking   in   through   the   window�察  �perceiving   a   fixed 

reading´desk within�察�and inquiring its use�此�

     ;I have Service there�察─�said Friar Bacon。             ;They never went anywhere 

to   hear   prayers�察  �and   of   course   it   would   be   hopeless   to   help   them   to   be 

happier and better�察�if they had no religious feeling at all。; 

     ;The whole place is very pretty。;           Thus the sage。 

     ;I am glad you think so。           I built it for the holders of the Allotment´ 

grounds�察     �and   gave   it  them�此   �only     requiring    them    to  manage     it  by  a 

committee of their own appointing�察�and never to get drunk there。                       They 

never have got drunk there。; 

     ;Yet they have their beer freely�拭─�

     ;O   yes。    As   much   as   they   choose   to   buy。     The   club   gets   its   beer 

direct from the brewer�察�by the barrel。            So they get it good�察�at once much 

cheaper�察�and much better�察�than at the public´house。                 The members take it 

in turns to be steward�察�and serve out the beer�此             �if a man should decline to 

serve when his turn came�察�he would pay a fine of twopence。                    The steward 

lasts�察�as long as the barrel lasts。 When there is a new barrel�察�there is a new 

steward。; 

     ;What a noble fire is roaring up that chimney� ─�

     ;Yes�察�a capital fire。      Every member pays a halfpenny a week。; 

     ;Every member must be the holder of an Allotment´garden�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�for which he pays five shillings a year。             The Allotments you see 

about   us�察  �occupy   some   sixteen   or   eighteen   acres�察  �and   each   garden   is   as 

large as experience shows one man to be able to manage。                      You see how 



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admirably   they   are   tilled�察  �and   how   much   they   get   off   them。   They   are 

always working in them in their spare hours�察�and when a man wants a mug 

of beer�察�instead of going off to the village and the public´house�察�he puts 

down his spade or his hoe�察�comes to the club´ house and gets it�察�and goes 

back to his work。        When he has done work�察�he likes to have his beer at 

the club�察�still�察�and to sit and look at his little crops as they thrive。; 

     ;They seem to manage the cl
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