But on Monday morning nearly all were in their beds; only half a dozen came to the work, and the priest sent them away, except one plasterer.
"The Untilled Field"
George Moore
There was one plasterer who, he thought, could stand on the scaffold.
"The Untilled Field"
George Moore
"If I were to fall I'd go straight to Heaven," the plasterer said, and he stood so near the edge, and his knees seemed so weak under him, that Biddy thought he was going to fall.
"The Untilled Field"
George Moore