A Commentary

A Commentary

BY JOHN GALSWORTHY NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS Printed in the United States of America JUSTICE APPEARED IN THE Albany Review (LONDON); POWER IN THE New Age; ALL THE OTHER SKETCHES IN THIS VOLUME HAVE APPEARED IN The Nation (LONDON). THE AUTHOR THANKS THE EDITORS OF THESE REVIEWS {v} The old man whose call in life was to warn the public against the dangers of the steam-roller held a small red flag in his remaining hand, for he had lost one arm. His brown face, through whose leathery skin white bristles showed, had a certain dignity; so had his square upstanding figure. And his light grey eyes, with tiny pupils, gazed with a queer intentness, as if he saw beyond you. His clothes were old, respectable, and stained with grease; his smile shrewd and rather sweet, and his voiceof one who loved to talk, but whose profession kept him silentwas deliberate and sonorous, with a whistling lisp in it, because he had not many teeth. Whats your opinion? he said one summer morning. Ill tell you my experience: a lot o them thats workin on road jobs like this are fellers that the{4} Vestries takes on, makin o work for themthe lowest o the low. You cant do nothing with them; here to-day and gone to-morrow. Lost dogs I call em. Most of them goes on the drink the moment they gets a chance, and the language that theyll useoh dear! But you cant blame thems far as I can seetheyre born tired. They aint up to whats wanted of em nowadays. You might just as well put their eads under this steam-roller and ave done with it. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68242
Author: Galsworthy, John
Release Date: Jun 5, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Publication Date: 1920
Publisher Country: United States