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Chapter 4

           ThenMarygotoutasuitofhisclothingthathadbeenusedonlyonSundaysduringtwoyears—theyweresimplycalledhis"otherclothes"—andsobythatweknowthesizeofhiswardrobe. Thegirl"puthimtorights"afterhehaddressedhimself; shebuttonedhisneatroundaboutuptohischin,turnedhisvastshirtcollardownoverhisshoulders,brushedhimoffandcrownedhimwithhisspeckledstrawhat. Henowlookedexceedinglyimprovedanduncomfortable.Hewasfullyasuncomfortableashelooked; fortherewasarestraintaboutwholeclothesandcleanlinessthatgalledhim. HehopedthatMarywouldforgethisshoes,butthehopewasblighted; shecoatedthemthoroughlywithtallow,aswasthecustom,andbroughtthemout. Helosthistemperandsaidhewasalwaysbeingmadetodoeverythinghedidn’twanttodo. ButMarysaid,persuasively: 

           "Please,Tom—that’sagoodboy." 

           Sohegotintotheshoessnarling. Marywassoonready,andthethreechildrensetoutforSunday-school—aplacethatTomhatedwithhiswholeheart;butSidandMarywerefondofit. 

           Sabbath-schoolhourswerefromninetohalf-pastten;andthenchurchservice. Twoofthechildrenalwaysremainedforthesermonvoluntarily,andtheotheralwaysremainedtoo—forstrongerreasons. Thechurch’shigh-backed,uncushionedpewswouldseataboutthreehundredpersons; theedificewasbutasmall,plainaffair,withasortofpineboardtree-boxontopofitforasteeple. AtthedoorTomdroppedbackastepandaccostedaSunday-dressedcomrade: 

           "Say,Billy,gotayallerticket?" 

           "Yes." 

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