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She had
removed her hat and coat and was revealed now as a woman approaching
seventy, her iron-gray hair twisted into a "bob" so that it could be
completely hidden when she had the hat on her head. "That don't show
nothin'," she repeated grimly.
Cap'n Amazon jerked his head around to look at her, demanding: "Why
don't it, I want to know?"
"'Cause the bird's pretty near stone-blind."
"Blind!" gasped Louise, pity in her tone.
"It can't be," murmured the captain, hastily facing the window again.
"I found that out a year an' more ago," Betty announced. "Didn't want
to tell Cap'n Abe--he was that foolish about the old bird. Jerry's
used to Cap'n Abe chirping to him and putting his finger 'twixt the
slats of the cage for him to perch on. He just thinks you're Cap'n
Abe."
She clumped out into the kitchen again in her heavy shoes. Cap'n
Amazon came slowly back to his chair. "Blind!" he repeated. "I want
to know! Both his deadlights out. Too bad! Too bad!"
He did not seem to care for any more breakfast.


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