He had never seen the child's foot naked.

She turned suddenly, caught him looking, and pulled the stocking back over the deformity.
"Have you heard ?" she asked.
"What ?" "_She_ has a boy! Ah!" she laughed harshly, "I thought that would hurt you.

Well, you _have_ been a silly!" "I don't think I understand." "You don't think you understand!" she mimicked.

"And you're not fond of her, eh?
Never were fond of her, eh?
You silly--to let him take her, and never tell!" "Tell ?" She faced him, hardening her gaze.

"Yes, tell--" She nodded slowly; while Joey, unobserved by either, looked up with wide, round eyes.
"Men don't fight like that." The words were out before it struck him that one man had, almost certainly, fought like that.