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He saw that she had tried to rouge her cheeks. Once or twice in his visions he
had considered that there might bedanger of having to many her. Frank Shallard
in bad, curse him and hisdirty sneaking suspicions!
Most virtuously, most
ministerially: Oh, of course. They all sat, after supper, in the sitting-room.
She was poor and liked bridge, and did not wanthim.
He hitched it at that
bigoak, a quarter of a mile from the Bains farmhouse. Creep-mouse rustle on the
stairs, reluctant tip-toe in the hall.
Her lips were always creeping around,
touching his hand orhis cheek when he wanted to talk. I would hate to see you
go through allthis, Frank.
Yes, it would be if you were a layman and I had no
officialconnection with this outfit. They might not understand, like you do,
how hard it is for apreacher to get his first real church.
And Isuspect youve
been talking to the dean about Dr. Often he thought of resigning and going into
business. I would hate to see you go through allthis, Frank. Well, sir, by
golly, Brother, Id of been mads a wet hen if youHADNT stopped! All the while he
was quivering with the promise of soft adventureto come.
All the while he was
quivering with the promise of soft adventureto come. Heturned and walked out,
to the laughter of Brother Gantry andBrother Karkis. He was a bachelor and he
despised all of hiscolleagues whom he did not fear.
He sprang up, hat in hand,
groping for his overcoat. For two days he had been hag-ridden by plans to
capture Lulu.
You know so blame much, you ought to know without asking! She
sent him whining little notes at Mizpah.
The others applauded with unsparing
plow-hardened hands, crackingthe shy ears of Frank Shallard.
Her love-making
was equally unimaginative. Well, fellowhas to stand right up and face his
faults honestly. Well have the womenfolks fix you upsomething in two
shakes.
She was not in a dressing-gown; she wore her blue frock
unaltered.
Practically,he felt resentfully, shed deceived him.
Itsme that ought
to go to Pop Trosper complaining! Well, sir, by golly, Brother, Id of been mads
a wet hen if youHADNT stopped!
He made a little money by translating from the
German. I wonder if I am too old tostart a leetle farm with a big vineyard and
seven books? She sent him whining little notes at Mizpah.
You dont step your
foot out of this house tonight, Brother!
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