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... it is quite fresh. I had to go a long way, for there were such a lot of people at the first pump; so I went further down the street, but there were just as many at the second pump, but I was able to get some water at the one in the next street, and the gentleman with the white hair asked me ...

— Heidi • Johanna Spyri

... 'A little will go a long way if it's used sparingly,' said Ralph. 'She must see how long she can make it last, living rent free. You ...

— The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby • Charles Dickens

... saw; for our slender stock of water was already almost exhausted, and cold water, I felt sure, was absolutely necessary for him. In what direction I was most likely to find it I could not tell. The last stream we crossed was some distance back, and I might have to go a long way across the plain before coming to another; indeed, in no direction did the appearance of the country indicate a stream or fountain. This thought caused me the greatest anxiety. I would have endured any amount of thirst, ...

— In the Wilds of Africa • W.H.G. Kingston

... that's British, I've a mind to become British; and, the point is, you must, too. Work is a curse. There was some truth in that old doctrine. At any rate a little of it must henceforth go a long way with you. ...

— The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I • Burton J. Hendrick

... do this," he said. "To start with—and it'll go a long way—just try and think better of me. I told you, you don't understand me. Try to! I'm not a bad lot. I've great abilities. I'm a hard worker. Eldrick & Pascoe could tell you that I'm scrupulously honest in money matters. You'll see that I'll look after your mother's affairs ...

— The Talleyrand Maxim • J. S. Fletcher

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