18/63 She had it in bed with her. He closed his umbrella, and stood it in the sink; then he sluthered his heavy boots into the kitchen. Mrs.Bower appeared in the inner doorway. It's a boy childt." The miner grunted, put his empty snap-bag and his tin bottle on the dresser, went back into the scullery and hung up his coat, then came and dropped into his chair. There was heard the pop of a cork. |