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"I'D give a hundred dollars if my boy had been here to see Dick," said Mr. Follinsby. "He'll make his mark in the world. He's got the true grit."
"I'd give ten thousand if I had one like him," said the other. "The idea of Christmas decorations on this hot day! " And he ha-ha'd, till the ceiling rang with his mirth.