WilsonwaschattingwithhimwhenRoxyarrived。Heaskedherhowshecouldbeartogooffchambermaidingandleaveherboys;andchaffinglyofferedtocopyoffaseriesoftheirfingerprints,reachinguptotheirtwelfthyear,forhertorememberthemby;butshesoberedinamoment,wonderingifhesuspectedanything;thenshesaidshebelievedshedidn’twantthem。Wilsonsaidtohimself,\"Thedropofblackbloodinherissuperstitious;shethinksthere’ssomedevilry,somewitchbusinessaboutmyglassmysterysomewhere;sheusedtocomeherewithanoldhorseshoeinherhand;itcouldhavebeenanaccident,butIdoubtit。\"
CHAPTER5
TheTwinsThrillDawson’sLandingTrainingiseverything。Thepeachwasonceabitteralmond;
cauliflowerisnothingbutcabbagewithacollegeeducation。
——Pudd’nheadWilson’sCalendarRemarkofDr。Baldwin’s,concerningupstarts:Wedon’tcaretoeattoadstoolsthatthinktheyaretruffles。