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| 20 | 230 | View more quotes about supposedly">Supposedly when the criminal's sentence has been served, he is to be released by the work master, usually then far from the city where he committed his crime or was apprehended. |
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| 20 | 227 | The work master, of course, profits from the services of his gang, which he rents out to various individuals, or groups, and so on, rather as the managers, or captains, of the "free" gangs can rent out their own crews. |
| 20 | 228 | The "free" chain, of course, can be hired more cheaply. |
| 20 | 229 | On the other hand, it usually tends to have a far more limited pool of skills than that of the "free gangs" and, accordingly, it is usually employed in ruder, less demanding labors, or even in labors which, because of their arduousness, or their onerous nature, would be distasteful to free gangs. |
| 20 | 230 | Supposedly when the criminal's sentence has been served, he is to be released by the work master, usually then far from the city where he committed his crime or was apprehended. |
| 20 | 231 | On the other hand, it is suspected that work masters tend to be somewhat reluctant to free the fellows on their chains. |
| 20 | 232 | They would then, it seems, have to pay new fees to replace them. |
| 20 | 233 | It seems certain that more than one fellow has been kept on the chain far longer than his sentence would seem to require. |