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"Because my body is made in a certain way I'm supposed to accept certain rules for living. The rules were not made for me. Men manufactured them as they manufacture can-openers, on the wholesale plan." She looked at Clara and laughed. "Try to imagine me in a little lace cap, such as your aunt wears about the house, and spending my days knitting baby stockings," she said.
Hopsby, being a fluent Spanish scholar, and author of that well-known work, 'Spanish As She Is Walked,'looks after, while young Mr. Hopsby looks after his father and me, and it keeps him busy." "You have a good many lines beside pistols?" I asked. "Oh, yes; pistols are a side issue. I sold Deming 1,237 Waterbury watches, and Blossom a car-load of can-openers.
"Dis, she not cure seek mans, neider. She " He pressed a tiny spring which Weary had not discovered and laid the case open upon the ground. "You see?" he said plaintively. "She not good for Patsy she tree-dossen can-openaire." Weary stared blankly. Happy Jack came up, looked and doubled convulsively. Can-openers! Three dozen of them.
The village belles, not to be outdone by the young men, discarded the old bone fish-hooks they had been wearing for ear jewelry and adopted the more natty safety-pin, at the same time making for themselves pretty waist belts with can-openers for danglers, and also giving their cloaks a liberal supply of the same. It was the beginning of a new era among the people.
I betche he never had nothing but a plain old belly-ache!" Weary got up and went to the mess-tent, lifted the flap and looked in upon Patsy lying on the flat of his back, snoring comfortably. He regarded him silently a moment, then looked over his shoulder to where Old Dock huddled over the three dozen can-openers. "Oh, mamma!" he whispered, and poured himself a cup of coffee.
Putting up his head, he perceived his comrade seated on the side of the cot engaged in scratching his neck with long finger-nails that rasped like files. "Hully Jee, dis is a new breed. They've got can-openers on their feet." He continued in a violent tirade. The young man hastily unlocked his closet and took out his shoes and hat.
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