didn't let herself think about it. She took turns with the shoes, old black, bone, newer black, old black, bone, newer - black, figuring that they would last longer that way and trying to ignore her growing misgiving that there was no scientific basis to the idea. She polished them every few days. When the soles and heels wore down, she took them to the shoemaker. The - first time Marian said noth- ing. The second time she pro- tested, "Mama, you can't put patches on top of patches." The next time she whispered in Sadie's ear, "Mamma, the shoemaker is going to think you're either a pauper or a cheapskate." Finally she snapped, "Mama, you look like a ragamuffin." When Marian wasn't around, Sadie -- looked anxiously at herself in the full-length mirror. Did t-I she really look like a raga- muffin? Well, there was no doubt her shoes had become embarrassingly shabby. She took to wearing colorful neck scarves to deflect attention from her feet. 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