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'That's the boiler at The Bell, mates! Tumble out, / Ned, neck and crop -- / Never mind your hat and coat, man, we'll be wanted / on the job. / Barney's driving, Harvey's stoking -- God help all / the hands on top! / Bring along the brandy, some one. Don't stand / like an image, Bob; / Grab those shirts -- they'll all be needed. Rugs / and candles, that's all right. / Bet your lives, boys, we'll have lots of doctor's work / to do to-night!
'Didn't she thunder? Scot! I thought the / universe had gone to smash. / Take the track through Peetree's paddock, make / the smartest time you know. / Barney swore her plates were rotten, but poor Bill / was always rash. ' / 'And his missus, heaven help her! -- they were / spliced a month ago. ' / Down the track we raced together, up the hill -- then / o'er the claim / Saw the steam-clouds hanging thickly, lustrous with / the glow of flame.