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Did that young rascal -- '' began Hard , when Herrick interrupted impatiently . `` Oh , he has been to you , too ? He makes a clean sweep of it ! He comes here at noon with a score , perhaps , of men ; and if there is anything they do not take , it is because it is broken -- like my wagon . Men , money , and stock -- our neighbor is thorough and no mistake ! '' `` I was afraid of it , '' said Scott . `` He 's cleaning up the community .