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It was the girl of whom he had spoken accurately as a prize. Her sleeves were turned up as far as they would go, revealing some soft lace trimmed whiteness, and there _was_ flour on her arms. Some patches of it on her face gave a petal like effect to her otherwise aggressive color. IT WAS THE GIRL OF WHOM HE HAD SPOKEN ACCURATELY AS A PRIZE HER SLEEVES WERE TURNED UP AS FAR AS THEY WOULD GO REVEALING SOME SOFT LACE TRIMMED WHITENESS AND THERE WAS FLOWER ON HER ARMS SOME PATCHES OF IT ON HER FACE GAVE A PETAL LIKE EFFECT TO HER OTHERWISE AGGRESSIVE COLOUR
he goes to the highest bidder--for richer, for poorer, for better, for worser, up and down, in and out, swing your partners--what's bid? He ken plow as crooked as a mule's hind leg, sleep hard as a 'possum in wintertime, eat like a snake, git left efery time--but he ken ketch fish. They wait on him. What's bid?" No one would hazard a bid. "Yit a minute," shouted the old fellow, pulling out his bull's-eye watch again, "what's bid? Going--going--all done--going--" "A dollar!" The bid came from behind him, and the voice was beautiful to hear. A gleam came into the old man's eyes as he heard it. He deliberately put the watch back in its pocket, put on his spectacles, and turned, as if she were a stranger. "Gone!" he announced then. "Who's the purchaser? Come forwards and take away you' property. What's the name, please?" Then he pretended to recognize her. "Oach! Sally! Well, that's lucky! He goes in good hands. He's sound and kind, but needs the whip." He held out his hand for the dollar. E NO DURN HIM HE AIN'T NO GOOD SAY WHAT YOU GIVE FOR EM HUH HERE HE GOES TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR RICHER FOR POORER FOR BETTER OR WORSER UP AND DOWN IN AND OUT SWING YOUR PARTNERS WHAT'S THE BIT HE CAN PLOUGH AS CROOKED AS A MULE'S HIND LEG SLEEP HARD AS A POSSUM IN THE WINTER TIME EAT LIKE A SNAKE GET LEFT EVERY TIME BUT HE CAN CATCH FISH THEY WENT ON HIM WHAT'S BID NO ONE WOULD HAZARD A BID EAT A MINUTE SHOUTED THE OLD FELLOW PULLING OUT HIS BULL'S EYE WATCH AGAIN WHAT'S BID GOING GOING ALL DONE GOING A DOLLAR THE BID CAME FROM BEHIND HIM AND THE VOICE WAS BEAUTIFUL TO HEAR A GLEAM CAME INTO THE OLD MAN'S EYES AS HE HEARD IT HE DELIBERATELY PUT THE WATCH BACK IN HIS POCKET PUT ON HIS SPECTACLES AND TURNED AS IF SHE WERE A STRANGER GONE HE ANNOUNCED THEN WHO'S THE PURCHASER COME FORWARDS AND TAKE YOUR PROPERTY WHAT'S THE NAME PLEASE MANY PRETENDED TO RECOGNIZE HER OH SALLY WELL THAT'S LUCKY HE GOES IN GOOD HANDS HE'S SOUND AND COINED BUT NEEDS THE WHIP HE HELD OUT HIS HAND FOR THE DOLLAR
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