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The pit

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A "tough and scruffy" youth, considered to be no good and likely to end up like his father, an alcoholic, is charged with a school theft, refuses to tell on the actual thief, and is only cleared when his own …

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A "tough and scruffy" youth, considered to be no good and likely to end up like his father, an alcoholic, is charged with a school theft, refuses to tell on the actual thief, and is only cleared when his own rebelliousness against his father and the comments of a lonely old woman attract village attention.

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"A "tough and scruffy" youth, considered to be no good and likely to end up like his father, an alcoholic, is charged with a school theft, refuses to tell on …"

— Margaret

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