One bright morning, as Rose
cheap moncler jackets for women sat down to begin a fat volumeentitled "History of the French Revolution," expecting to come togreat grief over the long names, Mac, who was lumbering aboutthe room like a blind bear, stopped her by asking abruptly"What day of the month is it?""The seventh of August, I believe.""More than half my vacation gone, and I've only had a week of it! Icall that hard," and he groaned dismally.
"So it is; but there is more to come, and you may be
discount ugg boots able to enjoythat.""May be able! I will be able! Does that old noodle think I'm goingto stay stived up here much longer?""I guess he does, unless your eyes get on faster than they have yet.""Has he said anything more lately?""I haven't seen him, you know. Shall I begin? this looks rathernice.""Read away; it's all one to me." And Mac cast himself down uponthe old lounge, where his heavy head felt easiest.
Rose began with great
discount ugg boots spirit, and kept on gallantly for a couple ofchapters, getting over the unpronounceable names with unexpectedsuccess, she thought, for her listener did not correct her once, andlay so still she fancied he was deeply interested. All of a suddenshe was arrested in the middle of a fine paragraph by Mac, who satbolt upright, brought both feet down with a thump, and said, in arough, excited tone"Stop! I don't hear a word, and you may
ugg boots sale clearance as well save your breath toanswer my question.""What is it?" asked Rose, looking uneasy, for she had somethingon her mind, and feared that he suspected what it was. His nextwords proved that she was right.
"Now, look here, I want to know something, and you've got to tellme.""Please, don't " began Rose, beseechingly.
"You must, or I'll pull off this shade and stare at the sun as hard asever I can stare. Come now!" and he
uggs discount half rose, as if ready toexecute the threat.
"I will! oh, I will tell, if I know! But don't be reckless and doanything so crazy as that," cried Rose, in great distress.
"Very well; then listen, and don't dodge, as everyone else does.
Didn't the doctor think my eyes worse the last time he came?
Mother won't say, but you shall.""I believe he did," faltered Rose.