51/58 Then we close the forceps, and that breaks right through the alveolus--that's the part of the socket in the jaw, you understand." At another moment he told her of his one unsatisfied desire. "Some day I'm going to have a big gilded tooth outside my window for a sign. Those big gold teeth are beautiful, beautiful--only they cost so much, I can't afford one just now." "Oh, it's raining," suddenly exclaimed Trina, holding out her palm. The afternoon was closing in dark and rainy. The tide was coming back, talking and lapping for miles along the mud bank. |