Possible Clues:

• Didn't drop any
• Won four, lost none
• Son was keener, perhaps, and passed proudly
• After having had a brush, the South was in tears
• Made the dust clear, in a way
• Had a brush with this and was in tears by the end of it
• Took three of three, say
• Took three out of three, say
• Son was visibly moved, did some housework
• Prepared a floor for mopping