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When he was made to understand that they had been already attended to, he looked doubtful and troubled for a moment. WHEN HE WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN ATTENDED TO HE LOOKED DOUBTFUL AND TROUBLED FOR A MOMENT
 him curiously; for Mrs. Webster, moralist, opposite, had not watched the day's proceedings (nor those of many other days) for nothing, nor had she kept her story to herself. He turned back into the house, a vague notion of what had befallen percolating feebly through his bewilderment. 'I dunno--I dunno,' he faltered, rubbing his ear. His mouth was dry, and he moved his lips uneasily, as he gazed with aimless looks about the walls and ceiling. Presently his eyes rested on the child, and 'Milly,' he said decisively, 'come an 'ave yer face washed.' He put the children to bed early, and went out. In the morning, when his sister came, because she had heard the news in common with everybody else, he had not returned. Bob Jennings had never lost more than two quarters in his life, but he was not seen at the workshop all this day. His sister stayed in the house, and in the evening, at his regular homing-time, he appeared, haggard and dusty, and began his preparations for washing the children. GHBORS STOOD AT THEIR DOORS AND EYED HIM CURIOUSLY FOR MISSUS WEBSTER MORALIST OPPOSITE HAD NOT WATCHED THE DAY'S PROCEEDINGS NOR THOSE OF MANY OTHER DAYS FOR NOTHING NOR HAD SHE KEPT HER STORY TO HERSELF HE TURNED BACK INTO THE HOUSE A VAGUE NOTION OF WHAT HAD BEFALLEN PERCOLATING FEEBLY THROUGH HIS BEWILDERMENT I DUNNO I DUNNO HE FALTERED RUBBING HIS EAR HIS MOUTH WAS DRY AND HE MOVED HIS LIPS UNEASILY AS HE GAZED WITH AIMLESS LOOKS ABOUT THE WALLS AND CEILING PRESENTLY HIS EYES RESTED ON THE CHILD AND MILLY HE SAID DECISIVELY COME AND HAVE YOUR FACE WASHED HE PUT THE CHILDREN TO BED EARLY AND WENT OUT IN THE MORNING WHEN HIS SISTER CAME BECAUSE SHE HAD HEARD THE NEWS IN COMMON WITH EVERYBODY ELSE HE HAD NOT RETURNED BOB JENNINGS HAD NEVER LOST MORE THAN TWO QUARTERS IN HIS LIFE BUT HE WAS NOT SEEN AT THE WORKSHOP ALL THIS DAY HIS SISTER STAYED IN THE HOUSE AND IN THE EVENING AT HIS REGULAR HOMEING TIME HE APPEARED HAGGARD AND DUSTY AND BEGAN HIS PREPARATIONS FOR WASHING THE CHILDREN
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