| The Pool Table Page 4 |
| When the new pool table arrived the following week, the boys�especially Jake�accepted all praise with astonishing good grace. Word of the new acquisition spread faster than an unsavory rumor, drawing crowds to the club, and new members signed up nightly. A few weeks later when a line-up of people waited to use the table, Young Sam Osborne observed bitterly, "If Lucy hadda� kept her nose outta it, we�d a� had twice as much money." "Aye, and enough for two pool tables," grumbled Jake. "Absolutely," stated Gavin, focusing sadly on the fuzzy table with the brightly-coloured rolling balls. "Absolutely." |
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