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She knew he would be crawling under the cabin, so she made him put on last year’s worn-out overalls and a ragged jacket of his father’s that came down to his knees.

"See yere," said Tom, just turning back a morsel of his ragged jacket to show what really was still a pocket.

Billy tore off his own ragged jacket and wrapped it round her, and then flew home, with the energy and terror of despair.

One little chap, only six, was trotting round as busy as a bee, locking up his small shoes and ragged jacket as if they were great treasures.

Bettie appeared in her very oldest skirt surmounted by an exceedingly ragged jacket and cap discarded by one of her brothers; while Mabel, with her usual enthusiasm, looked like a veritable rag-bag.