Facing Death: A Tale of the Coal Mines
"[...] Bill Haden stood irresolute. "I shouldn't like to think of Jack's kid in the House; still he'll be a heap of trouble—worse nor a dozen pups, and no chance of winning a prize with him nohow, or of selling him, or swopping him if his points don't turn out right. Still, lass, the trouble...
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"[...] Bill Haden stood irresolute. "I shouldn't like to think of Jack's kid in the House; still he'll be a heap of trouble—worse nor a dozen pups, and no chance of winning a prize with him nohow, or of selling him, or swopping him if his points don't turn out right. Still, lass, the trouble will be thine, and by the time he's ten he'll begin to earn his grub in the pit; so if thy mind be set on't, there's 'n end o' the matter. Now let's have tea; I ain't had a meal fit for a dog for the last two[...]".
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781505443905 (1505443903)
ASIN: 1505443903
Publish date: 2015-03-24
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 156
Edition language: English