| 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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