"What ----?!!!! ----"
It was nothing, only the pigs had invaded his cabbage patch. He came
back later with an enormous apple, which he presented to Jo.
"Have you apples for sale?"
He shook his head, saying "Ima, ima."
We bought several pounds, arranged with him to guide us later to the
carriage road, and hurried into the town to buy provisions.
There we met Colonel Stajitch. "Will you take my boy?"
"Delighted. Are his papers in order?"
The mayor hereupon turned up, and the colonel's face grew longer as they
conversed.
"The mayor cannot give me the necessary permits without Government
sanction," he said. "I must get it from Rashka by telephone. It will
take an hour. Can you wait?"
We spent the time shopping. Each shop looked as empty as if it had been
through a Saturday night's sale. One had elderly raisins, another had a
few potatoes. We found some onions, bought another cooking pot and
kitchen necessaries, and packed them in the carts which had arrived in
the town.
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