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In the bus going home, Andrew leant back and puffed deeply at his pipe. Alone for the first time, he went over the race in his mind. Well, he had done it. He could tackle anything on earth now.
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After all running was a thing men had always done. Football, other games, came and went. A good runner was a good runner for all time—with hundreds and hundreds of years of kinship behind him. And he, Andrew, was a good runner. A class runner. One fifty-nine. Damn good!
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His head was slightly swimming with fatigue and excitement and beer. He leant back and sighed—as happy as it is possible to be on this planet.
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hooters, whistles of the various potteries.
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potteries, shops or factories where earthern ware is made.
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Royal Chorley, the name of the pottery where Andrew worked as dipper.
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the half mile, the half mile or the 880-yds. race.
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self-consciously, as if conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others.
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one fifty-eight, one minute fifty-eight seconds, for the half mile.
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class running, good running; high-class running.
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two four, two minutes four seconds for the half mile.
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trot, a jogging pace, not so fast, for warming up.
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Club races, races conducted by various clubs, organizations, or associations.
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final, a deciding heat, or trial.
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cross-country, generally a long-distance race over country roads.
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four thirty mile, running a mile in 4 minutes 30 seconds.
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Cambridge Blue, a Cambridge University athlete who has made the varsity team.
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earthly, chance; possibility.
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trial spin like, like trying or testing out.
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stick, follow closely and persistently.
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come up, come or spring forward.
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first quarter, first quarter mile.
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on the outside round bends, on the outside edge of the race track, path or course.
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a hellova lot, a slang expression meaning “a great deal,” a-hell-of-a-lot.
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