13/52 Thank mercy, I can pay Cap'n Elkanah his last month's rent and go with a clear conscience. I won't owe anybody, that's a comfort, and nobody will owe me; though I could stand that, I guess," she added, prying at the carpet edge. "I think it's too bad of Cap'n Elkanah to turn you out when--" "Don't talk that way. He ain't lettin' houses for his health and he'll need the money to buy his daughter's summer rigs. |