Sentence:  When he was finished, as such, he was wringing wet, and now he had to edge and shimmy his way back, and with a most <WSD>woebegone</WSD> look, and everybody laughing, except the sad blond boy, and the Minnesotans roaring in the cab. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Filled with or deeply affected by woe.