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Ignatius was absent, I had the charge of his household, which consisted of one old convict known as "Specs," who acted in the capacity of generally useless, received orders most respectfully, but forgot them as much as possible. He was a man of education who had gone astray in London, and had fallen on evil days in Queensland and Sydney. When alone in the kitchen he consoled himself with curses.
"You ought to heard, mamma, that fellow over in the specs, when he gimme the test for the glasses." "What?" "Tee-hee! it sounds silly to repeat it." "You got the Schump eyes, Stella. I always used to say, with his big blue ones, your poor father ought to been a girl, too."
He had on his "specs," which they had already learned he used mostly when he was angry, and they were very glittering just then. But Dorothy would not be put aside. She clung to him till his mood softened and removing the menacing "specs," dropped them in his blouse pocket. Then he smiled upon her, rather shamefacedly, though he felt that he still had good cause for offence.
You'll find your friends settin' in the front parlor on them welwet cushings readin' stories out o' books an' chewin' candy all day long. An' then they'll scurce know us, Billy an' them, an' not till I laugh an' show my teeth an' you get up an' salute will they suspicion us. An' you'll have on gold specs an' dress-uniform an' that'll make you look just like you could see same's other folks.
He was almost tempted to tell Jones of the wireless instrument in the penthouse and his daily communications with "Specs," but he remembered that he had no right to involve him as a representative of the United States, and that, as the matter stood, he and Lawrence were the only culprits.
"Only let 'em try it," chorused a half dozen voices, "an' dey'll soon see who'll git de bes' ob de guns; an' as to taking keer ob ourselves, I specs we kin take keer ob ourselves as well as take keer ob dem." "Yes," said Tom, "who plants de cotton and raises all de crops?" "'They eat the meat and give us the bones, Eat the cherries and give us the stones,
Her woman's instinct told her that she had raised the devil in him and at the thought a burning scarlet swept from throat to brow till the lovely colour of her face became a glorious rose. Edy Boardman was noticing it too because she was squinting at Gerty, half smiling, with her specs like an old maid, pretending to nurse the baby.
"Well, I 'specs to stay all o' Crismus week." "Maybe " began one of the men. But Turner interrupted him. "This gentleman is my guest. Uncle," turning to the old man, "do you ever would you er. I've got some pretty good liquor here, ah " Zach's father smiled a sly smile. "I do' know, suh," he said, crossing his leg high.
You jest wait till we gets to Noocastle, my lad, and I specs you'll larn what coal-screening is afore you've done with it." "And what if we refuse?" inquired Tom, to whom this grimy prospect did not appear over-pleasant.
I reckon I better go down to The Forge and get specs, but jes' now I'd like to have light on this yere letter." The doctor read poor Sandy's effusion with some emotion. With broader experience he saw the effort the boy had made to withhold his own lonely state from the father. There was an attempt at cheer in the words weighted, as the reader saw, with homesickness and longing.
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