perienced seaman . “ Do you know all about engines ? " I asked . The raw hurt and embarrassment did show through in my words but if he heard it he evidently had no difficulty in ignoring it . “ Why shouldn't I ? ” He smiled , his manner ...
Rainbow Child
She wished Mrs Bannister would cook her own dinners . She tried to imagine her messed up in a steamy kitchen , but she knew people who moved with such fluid grace , people who dressed so expensively , would never risk getting their nail ...
I cannot see you wandering up and down with her while men like Watts and Virtue and Bannister , whose neddies don't hold a candle to yours , take the plaudits of the crowd . I might add , my uncle is having a cold collation prepared at ...
Sammy stopped at the bottom of the stairs , his right hand grasping the rough bannister , his body swinging back and forth in embarrassed uncertainty , his left hand shielding the wart on his face . Paton went to stand before him .
The Way of the Tamarisk