The Gentleman Outlaw And Me-Eli
“After tying Caesar to a hitching post by the door, Calvin led me inside.
"Good afternoon, sir," he said to the clerk, just as polite as can be. "My brother and I need to be outfitted with a decent set of clothes, as you can plainly see." The clerk nodded. He could indeed plainly see. And smell, too. Wrinkling his nose in annoyance, he said, "If you're seeking to buy overalls, try the general store on Front Street." Calvin gave the man a stare cold enough to freeze his eyeballs and slapped my go...ld eagles down on the counter. "I don't wish to repeat myself," he said softly. "I want a suit for the boy and one for myself, as well as shirts, ties, good shoes, stockings, and proper underwear. All of the finest quality. Do you understand?" The clerk began to perspire. "Certainly, sir, certainly," he murmured. "I'll begin with your brother. A fine lad, sir, a fine lad indeed." For reasons of my own, I was even more nervous than the clerk. My raggedy overalls and shirt were all that shielded me from the world.MoreLess
"Good afternoon, sir," he said to the clerk, just as polite as can be. "My brother and I need to be outfitted with a decent set of clothes, as you can plainly see." The clerk nodded. He could indeed plainly see. And smell, too. Wrinkling his nose in annoyance, he said, "If you're seeking to buy overalls, try the general store on Front Street." Calvin gave the man a stare cold enough to freeze his eyeballs and slapped my go...ld eagles down on the counter. "I don't wish to repeat myself," he said softly. "I want a suit for the boy and one for myself, as well as shirts, ties, good shoes, stockings, and proper underwear. All of the finest quality. Do you understand?" The clerk began to perspire. "Certainly, sir, certainly," he murmured. "I'll begin with your brother. A fine lad, sir, a fine lad indeed." For reasons of my own, I was even more nervous than the clerk. My raggedy overalls and shirt were all that shielded me from the world.MoreLess
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