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Sevenoaks

CHAPTER X
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"I'm a goin' to eat with big folks to-day, if clo'es can make 'em.

Them's yer stockin's and them's yer boots, and them's yer indigoes and them's yer clo'es." Jim's idea of the word "indigoes" was, that it drew its meaning partly from the color of the articles designated, and partly from their office.
They were blue undergoes--in other words, blue flannel shirts.
Jim sat down and waited.

He saw that, while Harry was hilarious over his good fortune, Mr.Benedict was very silent and humble.

It was twenty minutes before Harry reappeared; and when he came bounding toward Jim, even Turk did not know him.

Jim embraced him, and could not help feeling that he had acquired a certain amount of property in the lad.
When Mr.Benedict came forth from the little cabin, and found Jim chaffing and petting his boy, he was much embarrassed.


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