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All this time the little old woman was searching in her satchel for something, and Sweetest Susan began to get frightened. "I've come off without my specs," said the little old woman, "and I can't see a stiver with such a light as this." Just then the big Black Cat that had been sleeping quietly in a chair rose and stretched himself and gaped, showing his long white teeth.
"I used to get fifteen cents a pair, then ten; now they don't pay but five. Yes, the shop furnishes the thread." "And how many pairs can you finish in a day?" asked Edith. "Three three pairs, to do 'em nice and they are very particular if I work from six in the morning till twelve at night. I could do more, but my sight ain't what it used to be, and I've broken my specs."
"Gang into an Exhibition," says the Ettrick Shepherd, "and only look at a crowd o' cockneys, some with specs, and some wi' quizzing-glasses, and faces without ae grain o' meaning in them o' ony kind whatsomever, a' glowering, perhaps, at a picture o' ane o' Nature's maist fearfu' or magnificent warks!
Isn't he in the Emerald City?" gasped the little Winkie, putting his specs on upside down. "No at least, I don't think so. Oh, dear, I just felt that something had happened to him!" wailed Dorothy, sinking into an ebony armchair and fanning herself with a silk sofa cushion. "Now don't be alarmed."
If so, I'm done with it. And then, on second thoughts: 'Not so, either, he resumed more cheerfully. 'Here, turn your back a moment. So. Give me the specs. 'But you agreed I was to have them, protested Pitman. 'Ah, but that man knows me, said Michael. 'Does he? what's his name? cried Pitman. 'O, he took me into his confidence, returned the lawyer.
Elmer had invited all the gentlemen to dine with him that evening, much to the consternation of Aunt Chloe, who said "she was sho' she couldn't see how she was gwine fin' time to po'wide vittles fo' so many guesses; an' dem po' hung'y Norfeners too. 'Specs dey'll be powerful tickled to git a squar' meal."
"Dunno, honey," answered the old woman, gazing with an air of great satisfaction at the array of goodies. "Allus hearn tell as it's a powerful pore, cole kentry up dar whar you's a-gwine. 'Specs dey hab somfin to eat, ob co'se, but reckon dar ain't none too much, sich as hit is."
"What was that for?" asked Melissa. "It was a sea view, with boats and things. Seemed a pretty good notion to me." "Why, yes." "But there was one old codger come along who didn't seem to like it. Specs and white whiskers standing out. Lot of women with him. 'Well, I declare, says he, 'what are we coming to? I can't understand how Mr.
"Put on your specs if your eyes ain't good." The man from Pike could no longer evade looking at his late comrade. He pretended not to know him. "Stranger," said he, with one hand on the handle of his knife, "are you tired of life?" "I am neither tired of life nor afraid of you," said Joshua manfully. "You don't know me, or " "Yes, I do. You're the man that says he can whip his weight in wildcats.
Clever idea Saint Patrick the shamrock. Chopsticks? Conmee: Martin Cunningham knows him: distinguishedlooking. Sorry I didn't work him about getting Molly into the choir instead of that Father Farley who looked a fool but wasn't. They're taught that. He's not going out in bluey specs with the sweat rolling off him to baptise blacks, is he? The glasses would take their fancy, flashing.
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