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I pointed out to him the fact you didn't observe, that there were no cuffs visible, and that they had, indeed, been dragged up inside the coat-sleeves, as yours would be if you hurried into a coat without pulling your cuffs down. That was why you saw his wrists. 'Well, I call that suggestive, observed Mr. Cupples mildly.
The waiter-in-chief, with the bottle, dodged from under his bungalow, leaving it outside and still open, like a stranded circus-tent, stepped into my kiosk, mopped the rain from his coat-sleeves and hands with a napkin, and, bowing solemnly, pointed to the label on the bottle. This meeting my approval, he relieved the rear-guard of the dishes, arranged the table, drew the cork of the St.
He thrust his hands up his coat-sleeves and curled himself up on the bed; but at last the cold waked him completely. More benumbing still than the frost of the autumn night was the consciousness of his misery. He shivered with cold, and yet could not rouse himself sufficiently to get up. In the darkness of the night, the clear light of the hopes which had so heartened him grew pale.
During the past year Luke had grown considerably, and his coat-sleeves were nearly two inches too short, and the legs of his trousers deficient quite as much. Nevertheless, he dressed himself, and he, too, surveyed himself, not before a pier-glass, but before the small mirror in the kitchen. "Don't my clothes look bad, mother?" he asked anxiously.
"It's about myself," at length he began with an effort painful to see; his hands seemed to be pulling tensely upon his folded arms, the blunt fingers of the broad red hands showed white upon the coat-sleeves, his face was still of the muddy pink which with him stood for pallor. "I hope you won't think it intruding of me to talk about myself."
The three boys sallied out; the Dodger with his coat-sleeves tucked up, and his hat cocked, as usual; Master Bates sauntering along with his hands in his pockets; and Oliver between them, wondering where they were going, and what branch of manufacture he would be instructed in, first.
I foresee that you'll be very busy with us all persistently tugging at your coat-sleeves; and what with being civil to me and a martyr to Drina, you'll have very little time to yourself. And I hope you'll like my brother Gerald when you meet him. Now I must go." Then, rising and partly turning to collect her furs: "It's quite exciting to have you here.
"If you will," said Jack. His new honors had not made him in the least dictatorial. "All right," returned Darcy. He was first lieutenant of the company, which had styled itself the Oldville Home Guard, and he quickly summoned the young soldiers together. All had uniforms, made of regular home suits with stripes of white sewed down the trouser-legs and around the coat-sleeves.
"Poor Martha!" he said to himself, as he glanced at his shining coat-sleeves, and the spot on the knee of his pants, which was almost threadbare, and at his boots, which certainly had not been blacked that day. "Poor Martha! What would she say if she could see these clothes, which, though they may not look well, are very comfortable."
Fogle had confiscated a top, the property of Snivins; the which, as the little wretch was always pegging it at my toes, I did not regret. Snivins whimpered; and young Champion came up, lusting for battle. Directly he made out Fogle, he steered for him, pulling up his coat-sleeves, and clearing for action. "Who spoke to YOU, young Champion?" Fogle said, and he flung down the top to Master Snivins.
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