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Peggy was doing her best for the children, but the poor baby seemed very fretful. Towards noon two rough-headed boys made their appearance and began clamouring for their dinner. The same untidy young woman whom I had seen before came clattering up the yard again in her clogs and helped Peggy spread great slices of bread and treacle for the hungry children, and warmed some food for the baby.
It began with the sudden appearance, as she dozed in her chair at Sapps Court, all the memories of her past world creeping spark-like through its half-burned scroll, a dream of Gwen in her glory, heralded by Dave; depositing Dolly, very rough-headed, on the floor, and explaining her intrusion with some difficulty owing to those children wanting to explain too.
Jimmy, silent, rough-headed and sweet, followed Susan about like an affectionate terrier, and there was another laugh when Jimmy, finishing a bowl in which cake had been mixed, remarked fervently, "Gosh, why do you waste time cooking it?"
He was a small, dark, rough-headed man, with an unkempt beard and wild eyes which shone, brightly with strong inward emotion. His hands were bound behind him, and over his neck was the heavy wooden collar or furca which was placed upon refractory slaves. A smear of blood across his cheek showed that he had not come uninjured from the preceding scuffle.
"Well, well," said the old gentleman, looking after him, "Rushton seems to be growing rougher than ever; what a pity that so noble a heart should have such a husk. His was a hard trial, however we should not be surprised. Rough-headed fellow! he thinks he can do everything with that resolute will of his; but the idea of chaining to a writing-desk that wild boy, Verty!"
The white shirt, the clean collar, the comfortable jacket, and the soft slouched hat how light they were and how easily they fitted! Another sign that this cramping restraint was at an end! He stood there ready, as his comrades came yawning and rough-headed from the dormitory. They looked at him in surprise. "You're in a damned hurry," said one of them.
Deronda's thinking went on in rapid images of what might be: he saw himself guided by some official scout into a dingy street; he entered through a dim doorway, and saw a hawk-eyed woman, rough-headed, and unwashed, cheapening a hungry girl's last bit of finery; or in some quarter only the more hideous for being smarter, he found himself under the breath of a young Jew talkative and familiar, willing to show his acquaintance with gentlemen's tastes, and not fastidious in any transactions with which they would favor him and so on through the brief chapter of his experience in this kind.
Aylmer; "I have got shrimps for tea and some brown bread and butter, and Sukey made the bread specially for you this morning; you always liked home-made bread. Come along; the porter will bring your trunk in presently. You'll see to it, Peter, won't you?" said Mrs. Aylmer. Peter, the rough-headed outside porter, nodded in reply, and Mrs.
Two acolytes, rough-headed boys of Subiaco, knelt within the altar rail, dressed in black cassocks and clean linen cottas. Two priests and a young deacon sat side by side on the right of the altar, with small black books in their hands. The nuns were chanting, unseen in the choir. No one noticed Dalrymple, wrapped in his cloak, as he leaned against the pillar near the door.
The girl unwillingly replied that there was one in the big room at the end of the passage. "Show it me," said Laura, and marched her off there. The rough-headed one led the way along the panelled passage and opened a door. Then it was Laura's turn to stare. Inside she saw a vast room with finely panelled walls and a decorated ceiling.
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