where is he , he promised he 'd be home by six-thirty at the latest , i got the roast he wanted down at pepper 's , eighty-nine cents a pound , now it 's cooked like an old boot , gray as wash-water ( only of course what the lady said was warsh-warter ) , if he 's down at the country way or the tap you tell me right now , sandy , so i can call and tell him what 's what .