31/52 "Wiggle it back and forth; that ought to loosen it. What was it you wanted to say, 'Bish ?" Apparently, Mr.Pepper had nothing to say. The crimson tide had reached his ears, which, always noticeable because of their size and spread, were now lit up like a schooner's sails at sunset. His hands trembled on the pipe. "I--I just run in to say how d'ye do, that's all." "Really, I think I'd better be going," said Grace, glancing from Kyan's embarrassed face to that of the unsuspecting Mrs.Coffin. |