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He remonstrated with his grandfather, declaring that the whole Amberson Estate would be getting "run-down and out-at-heel, if things weren't taken in hand pretty soon." He urged the general need of rebuilding, renovating, varnishing, and lawsuits.
"Old Jack Dade," as he was always called, lived on, from hand to mouth, I dare say for he lost his job as keeper of the district prison yet never wholly out-at-heel, scrupulously neat in his person no matter how seedy the attire.
Antoine or out-at-heel scholars but fine, fat, golden carp. The pity of it, Titi, that the great ones of the land will take toll of this haul tithe and fee; but there will be something left for you and for me you understand?" The cat snarled, as though it had followed every word, and De Mouchy went on, carrying out his terrible humour: "Good!
Then it was that a ragged, out-at-heel weaver of diminutive size slowly elbowed his way to the front, and, holding up six pennies, said, with a shamefaced look on his face: "There's thy brass. I'll tak t' lass." The farmer eyed him curiously, while the crowd, realising that a serious offer had at last been made, held their breath to see what would follow.
Until the boy grew up an' took hold of things, the Revercombs warn't nothin' mo' than slack fisted, out-at-heel po' white trash, as the niggers say, though the old man, Abel's grandfather, al'ays lays claim to bein' connected with the real Revercombs, higher up in the State However that may be, befo' the war thar warn't no place for sech as them, an' 'tis only since times have changed an' the bottom begun to press up to the top that anybody has heerd of 'em.
"Old Jack Dade," as he was always called, lived on, from hand to mouth, I dare say for he lost his job as keeper of the district prison yet never wholly out-at-heel, scrupulously neat in his person no matter how seedy the attire.
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