Marygavehimatinbasinofwaterandapieceofsoap, andhewentoutsidethedoorandsetthebasinonalittlebenchthere; thenhedippedthesoapinthewaterandlaiditdown; turneduphissleeves; pouredoutthewaterontheground, gently, :
"Nowain’tyouashamed, ’’thurtyou."
, andthistimehestoodoveritalittlewhile, gatheringresolution; , withbotheyesshutandgropingforthetowelwithhishands, , hewasnotyetsatisfactory, forthecleanterritorystoppedshortathischinandhisjaws, likeamask; , andwhenshewasdonewithhimhewasamanandabrother, withoutdistinctionofcolor, andhissaturatedhairwasneatlybrushed, —theyweresimplycalledhis "otherclothes"— "puthimtorights" afterhehaddressedhimself; shebuttonedhisneatroundaboutuptohischin, turnedhisvastshirtcollardownoverhisshoulders, ; , butthehopewasblighted; shecoatedthemthoroughlywithtallow, aswasthecustom, ’, persuasively:
"Please, Tom—that’sagoodboy."
, andthethreechildrensetoutforSundayschool—aplacethatTomhatedwithhiswholeheart; butSidandMarywerefondofit.
Sabbath-schoolhourswerefromninetohalf-pastten; , andtheotheralwaysremainedtoo—’shigh-backed, uncushionedpewswouldseataboutthreehundredpersons; theedificewasbutasmall, plainaffair, -dressedcomrade:
"Say, Billy, gotayallerticket?"
"Yes."
"What’llyoutakeforher?"
"What’llyougive?"
"Pieceoflickrishandafish-hook."
"Lesssee ’em."
