The Straw
The Straw
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It was not too dusk to see him redden.
"Once, " he said, "you'd never have dreamt of asking anyone but me. Tokenhouse ? He can't ride. " "He says not, " she said.
"He can't, I tell you. Let me ride the horse; I know him. I've ridden him for you 167 THE STRAW ever since you had him. I believe if I saw another man up I'd - "You ride him?" she interrupted. "You forget, Bill, that we've washed our hands of each other. And I want my horse to win. " "I'll win on him, " said the man.
His eye was dull,... and his face looked bloated, but his voice was keen.
"I've not been steady lately, I know, " he said. "Don't look at me like that. I'll pull up. Let me ride for you and I'll win his race, or break his neck and my own. " He waited for the inevitable taunt, the bit- ter check on his approach towards a forfeited intimacy. Did he not know just how this woman would turn on him, lashing him with her tongue ? She was continually teaching him that he was shut out of her existence, too despicable in her eyes for more than a biting word.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was not too dusk to see him redden.
"Once, " he said, "you'd never have dreamt of asking anyone but me. Tokenhouse ? He can't ride. " "He says not, " she said.
"He can't, I tell you. Let me ride the horse; I know him. I've ridden him for you 167 THE STRAW ever since you had him. I believe if I saw another man up I'd - "You ride him?" she interrupted. "You forget, Bill, that we've washed our hands of each other. And I want my horse to win. " "I'll win on him, " said the man.
His eye was dull,... and his face looked bloated, but his voice was keen.
"I've not been steady lately, I know, " he said. "Don't look at me like that. I'll pull up. Let me ride for you and I'll win his race, or break his neck and my own. " He waited for the inevitable taunt, the bit- ter check on his approach towards a forfeited intimacy. Did he not know just how this woman would turn on him, lashing him with her tongue ? She was continually teaching him that he was shut out of her existence, too despicable in her eyes for more than a biting word.
What to read after The Straw?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Rina Ramsay to read onlineMoreLess
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