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She is like that, and if you choose her well, you can't grumble," said his mother. On the Sunday morning, as he was putting his collar on: "Look," he said to his mother, holding up his chin, "what a rash my collar's made under my chin!" Just at the junction of chin and throat was a big red inflammation. "It ought not to do that," said his mother. "Here, put a bit of this soothing ointment on.
"Won't I be glad to see my dressing-gown again," said Sahwah, sucking her thumb, which had gotten under the trunk when it was set down. "This dress shrank when it got drenched in the fog last night and the collar's too tight." "Slippers are what appeal to me," I sighed, wishing Nyoda would hurry back with the key.
Oswald had taken off his collar and tie, and he was just going to say the same, so he said, 'Of course I meant to watch, only my collar's rather tight, so I thought I'd take it off first.
"I say, it's war." She gave her sudden burst of laughter. "You are excited. I've never seen you so excited. Your collar's undone." He dropped her hands. He said rather stupidly, "Well, it's war, you know," and stood there. She turned to her dressing table. "Well, I do wish you'd stayed for a paper.
If took a great deal of explanation on Bobby's part; but finally there was conveyed to the young riverman's understanding a slight notion of the situation. To the child the day seemed lost; but Jimmy Powers was more resourceful. He surveyed his charge thoughtfully. "You're all right, kid," he announced at last. "Your collar's all right, and your hair ain't wet.
Miss Gussie Fink could wear a starched white shirtwaist under a close-fitting winter coat, remove the coat, run her right forefinger along her collar's edge and her left thumb along the back of her belt and disclose to the admiring world a blouse as unwrinkled and unsullied as though it had just come from her own skilful hands at the ironing board.
Only don't take him away forever, Judge! Don't do that!" Judge Wheeling ran an uncomfortable finger around his collar's edge. "Any friends living here?" "No! No!" "Sure about that?" "Quite sure." "Now see here; I'm going to give you your chance. I shall take this boy away from you for a year. In that time you will stop drinking and become a decent, self-supporting woman.
The young man said: "Why, that woman that you had with you just now: where did you get her, and where did you leave her? Is she down in the coulée? We all saw her, and it is no use to deny that she was with you. Come now, where is she?" When they said this, Heavy Collar's heart grew very heavy, for he knew that it must have been the ghost woman; and he told them the story.
Everybody was shoutin' and swearin' and fallin' over each other to get out. I was kind of lost in the shuffle, and the next thing I remember for sartin is settin' up on Rubber Collar's stomach and lookin' foggy at the door, where the loud dressed man was wrestlin' with a policeman. And there was police at the windows and all around. "Well, don't talk!
"My coat collar's all wet on my neck," she complained fretfully. "How can we get over the pond, Bobby?" "Have to walk it," said Bobby. "The snow's too thick to try to skate. Give me your hand, and you won't slip." Meg didn't slip, but half way across Bobby did, his feet going out from under him without warning and sending him sprawling.
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