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` I 've been thinking we might get up a bit of a subscription for 'em . There 's several chaps in work what knows Newman , and if they was each to give a trifle we could get enough to pay for a Christmas dinner , anyway . I 've brought a sheet of foolscap with me , and I was goin ' to ask you to write out the heading for me . ' As there was no pen available at the workshop , Philpot waited till four o'clock and then accompanied Owen home , where the heading of the list was written . Owen put his name down for a shilling and Philpot his for a similar amount . Philpot stayed to tea and accepted an invitation to spend Christmas Day with them , and to come to Frankie 's party on the Monday after . The next morning Philpot brought the list to the yard and Crass and Slyme put their names down for a shilling each , and Sawkins for threepence , it being arranged that the money was to be paid on payday -- Christmas Eve .