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He always took the Bible for his guide and he liked little boys to walk by his side.

He preferred their company more so than men because he knew there was less guile in them.

But in his conversation he was modest and plain, denouncing all pleasures he considered

sinful and vain and in battle he carried no weapon but a small cane whilst the bullets fell

around him like a shower of rain.

He burnt the debtors' books that were imprisoned in cartoon and freed them from a dismal prison

gloom.

Those that were imprisoned for debts they couldn't pay and sent them rejoicing on their way.

Beautiful Tom, absolutely beautiful reading of a brilliant poem.

Thank you very much.

Further verses there from William McGonagall's great poem marking the death of General Gordon

and Coutoum in age 85.

Dominic, in the first part we were looking at the first part of Gordon's career, up to

the point where he goes to the sedan for the first time.

So he's a great hero, the Chinese Gordon, he's called.

He spent six years in Gravesend helping the wangs, the little boys who were mentioned in

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