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From The New Yorker • Oct. 5, 2016
"What," I say, holding a silver dime up before the oldest, a smart little chap of seven—"what would you do if I gave you this?"
From Children of the Tenements by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)
“What,” I say, holding a silver dime up before the oldest, a smart little chap of seven—“what would you do if I gave you this?”
From Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)