5/37 Just do it as Kipling does, and the secret is laid bare. By the same rule you can hit upon the Miltonic adjective." Iris tossed her head. She knitted her brows in the effort to master the ridiculous complexities of a language which, instead of simply saying "Take" or "Bring," compels one to say "Take-go" and "Take-come." One problem defied solution--that of providing raiment for Iris. The united skill of the sailor and herself would not induce unraveled cordage to supply the need of thread. It was either too weak or too knotty, and meanwhile the girl's clothes were falling to pieces. |