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‚ÄĚ The matter of shoeing the sorrel mare was beyond Ma‚Äôs province, although she had her own suspicions about the sorrel mare‚Äôs need of shoes. ‚ÄúWhy can‚Äôt you give up beating about the bush, Pa? THE MATTER OF SHOOTING THE SOIL MARE WAS BEYOND MA'S PROVINCE ALTHOUGH SHE HAD HER OWN SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE SOIL MARE'S NEED FOR SHOES WHY CAN'T YOU GIVE UP BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH PA
very hefty the last time I filled the can. Reckon it needs replenishing.‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúWe have kerosene enough to do for a fortnight yet.‚ÄĚ Ma continued to eat her dinner with an impassive face, but a twinkle made itself apparent in her eye. Lest Pa should see it, and feel encouraged thereby, she looked immovably at her plate. Pa Sloane sighed. His invention was giving out. ‚ÄúDidn‚Äôt I hear you say day before yesterday that you were out of nutmegs?‚ÄĚ he queried, after a few moments‚Äô severe reflection. ‚ÄúI got a supply of them from the egg-pedlar yesterday,‚ÄĚ responded Ma, by a great effort preventing the twinkle from spreading over her entire face. She wondered if this third failure would squelch Pa. But Pa was not to be squelched. ‚ÄúWell, anyway,‚ÄĚ he said, brightening up under the influence of a sudden saving inspiration. ‚ÄúI‚Äôll have to go up to get the sorrel mare shod. So, if you‚Äôve any little errands you want done at the store, Ma, just make a memo of them while I hitch up. AT SO WELL I NOTICED THAT CARROLL SEEN DEMI JOHN WASN'T VERY HEPTY THE LAST TIME I FILLED THE CAN RECKON IT NEEDS REPLENISHING WE HAVE CARRO SEEN ENOUGH TO DO FOR A FORTNIGHT YET MA CONTINUED TO EAT HER DINNER WITH AN IMPASSIVE FACE BUT A TWINKLE MADE ITSELF APPARENT IN HER EYE LEST PA SHOULD SEE IT AND FEEL ENCOURAGED THEREBY SHE LOOKED IMMOVABLY AT HER PLATE PAS ALONE'S SIDE HIS INVENTION WAS GIVING OUT DIDN'T I HEAR YOU SAY DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY THAT YOU WERE OUT OF NUTMEGS HE COQUERIED AFTER A FEW MINUTES SEVERE REFLECTION I GOT A SUPPLY OF THEM FROM THE EGG PEDDLER YESTERDAY RESPONDED MA BY GREAT EFFORT PREVENTING THE TWINKLES FROM SPREADING OVER HER ENTIRE FACE I WONDER IF THIS THIRD FAILURE WOULD SQUILCH PA BUT PA WAS NOT TO BE SQUILCHED WELL ANYWAY HE SAID BRIGHTENING UP UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SUDDEN SAVING INFORMATION I'LL HAVE TO GO AND GET UP AND GET THE SOIL MARE SHOD SO IF YOU'VE GOT ANY LITTLE ERRANDS YOU WANT DONE AT THE STORM MAJEST MAKE A MEMO OF THEM WHILE I HITCH UP
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