effortusadebelievehehadbeenkicked,tripped,andshookhandsselfhe,thenreeledtotheuchandllapsedhelayontheuerhehadputonhisperfoesalreadythatdayandnothinglikethishadhappenedhek“youvehadafit,”horsaidwhenharryopenedhiseyesasthenutespassed,harrybegantofeelbetterandhisnfidenindandevenselfonhavinggiventhefinestperfoceofhiscareerheshouldbeabletogetfivedollarsoutofthebigdope“haveyouanyspiritsinthehouse”heaskedweaklythegroakingthefacesthatusuallygoedicinespeakingsloertobringinhissalecase
“itsonthedoorstepsobodyghtstealitthegreaterpartofsllcapitalisinvestedinthosecansofpolish”ersteppedoutsidetoobey,hesahecurbitthehouse“isfatherinthere”shecalledout
“greener”
shestaedherfoot
“tellhiogetaveon,daitidonttostayhereallday”“hessick”
thegirltuedahoutgivinganysignthatsheeitherheardorcaredhortookthesaleselfanotherdrink
“prettyfairstuff,”hesaid,sightibesoboldastoaskyoupayfora”horcuthihorthedidntapproveofpeople
“yourdaughtersoutside,”hesaiduchfiressasheuldster“shesyou”harryllapsedontheuchandbegantobreatheheavilyheingagain“donttellher,”hegasped“donttellherhoustneverknow”horkedbyhishypocrisy
“yourebetter,”hesaidasldlyasheuld“e”
harrysledtoshoersaidnothing,hisslebeinute,thenbegantosbledbafaint,”hegroanedonceagainheenedhe
“getdaughter,”hegasped
horfoundherstandingatthecurberunningtohechedherforasend,thenin,leavingthedoorunlatchedfayeburstintotheroosheignoredhorandstraighttotheuch“noatter”sheexploded
“darlingdaughter,”hesaid“ihavebeenbadlytaken,andthisgentlenhasbeenkindenoughtoletrestforant”“hehadafitorsothing,”horsaid
shesosuddenlythatheartled
“howdoyoudo”shesaid,holdingherhandforwardandhighupheshookitgingerly
“ore
“itsheart,”harrysaid“icantstandup”
thelittleperfoceheputontosellpolishiliartoherandshekneeragain,shelookedquitetragicherhead,insteadofbeingheldfarback,nowdroopedforward“pleaselethiestthere,”shesaid
“yes,ofurse”
hortionedhertoatannersedfayeenjoyedbeingstaredathethoughtherextrelybeautiful,butstillrealitysheautandvibrantshewasasshinyasanewspoonalthoughsheeen,sheettondresshabluesailorllarherlonglegs“iosorry,”shesaiderlookedatherfatheragainhedeationhhishandtoshohatithing
“hehasavileheart,poordear,”shetogotoaspeenareallalike”“yes,heoughttogotoadoersaid
heroddnnerisandartifi“eisit”sheasked
“aboutoneoclock”
shestoodupsuddenlyandburiedbothherhandsinherhairatthesidesofherhead,kingitbunchatthetopinashinyball“oh,”shegaspedprettily,“andihadaluncheondate”stillholdingherhair,shetuedattheovingherlegs,sothathersnugdressteruldseeherdainty,areaningless,alstforl,thatsheseedadancerratherthananaffectedactress“doyoulikesalnsalad”horventuredtoask
“salnsalahde”
sheseedtoberepeatingthequestiontoherstochtheanswerwasyes“ayonnaise,huhiadoreit”
“ieforlunchillfinishkingit”
“lethelp”
theylookedatharry,on,shesiledintitelyandtossedherpale,glitteringhairfirstforhenbackhoredandhishandsthetablehhisbestclothandhisbestsilverandchina“itkeshungryjusttolook,”shesaid
theedtoanthatiteradeherhungryandhebeadatherbutbeforehehadaayonnaiseonthesalnandethingtodrinkhepouredheraglassoflkandstoodchingherlikeaerhewasunawareofherrudenessassoonasshehadgobbleduphersalad,hebroughtheralargeredapplesheatethefruitresloallestfingercurledatherestofherhanderfollowedherharrystilllayastheyhadlefthistretchedoutonthesofatheheavynoondaysunhitdirectlyonhisface,
