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Order of Merit

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Order of Merit
n
Brit an order conferred on civilians and servicemen for eminence in any field


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That bell that you carry is not, believe me, any order of merit, but on the contrary a mark of disgrace, a public notice to all men to avoid you as an ill mannered dog.
It is a turret chamber of the third order of merit, plainly but comfortably furnished and having an old-fashioned business air.
 
 
 
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