33/63 I'll come, and I'll be glad to come, but you must go and be shaved, and you must get some other clothes--those ones aren't fit to be seen.' 'I have heaps somewhere,' he said helplessly. Tell Mr.Beeton to give you a new suit and I'll brush it and keep it clean. You may be as blind as a barn-door, Mr.Heldar, but it doesn't excuse you looking like a sweep.' 'Do I look like a sweep, then ?' 'Oh, I'm sorry for you. I'm that sorry for you!' she cried impulsively, and took Dick's hands. Mechanically, he lowered his head as if to kiss--she was the only woman who had taken pity on him, and he was not too proud for a little pity now. |