Ellis Parker Butler
In Pawn
Paperback
(Forgotten Books Jan. 23, 2018)
Excerpt from In Pawn
In most respects Harvey was the best-na tured, easiest-going man in the world, but he had fits of intense irritation, when he lost his temper entirely and dod-bast like a trooper. These spells came, usually, when he had to do any work. Moving was work for him. He lost his placidity if he had to get out of his chair to close a door, or put a stick of wood in the stove, or do any hard labor of that sort. He also lost his temper over accidents, as when he fell asleep in his chair as he did every half-hour during the day and his lighted pipe fell in at the open bosom of his gray flannel shirt and burned his skin. At such times he dod-basted everybody and everything, and almost got out of his chair.
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In most respects Harvey was the best-na tured, easiest-going man in the world, but he had fits of intense irritation, when he lost his temper entirely and dod-bast like a trooper. These spells came, usually, when he had to do any work. Moving was work for him. He lost his placidity if he had to get out of his chair to close a door, or put a stick of wood in the stove, or do any hard labor of that sort. He also lost his temper over accidents, as when he fell asleep in his chair as he did every half-hour during the day and his lighted pipe fell in at the open bosom of his gray flannel shirt and burned his skin. At such times he dod-basted everybody and everything, and almost got out of his chair.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 133179417X / 9781331794172
- Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 13.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.6 in.
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