8/14 His trousers, too, held in place by suspenders repaired with belt lacing and fastened with a nail, were covered with sawdust and dirt. His hands and arms and even his face were treated liberally with the same mixture that stained his clothing; and the shaggy red brown hair, uncovered, was sadly tumbled. The morrow was grinding day, and he had been making some repairs about the engine. And to the woman, the contrast was not without advantages to the man in the good clothes. |