The widows and orphans are always hangin' on the success of the Republican party--or the Democratic, whichever way you vote.

The amount of tears shed over their investments by fellers you wouldn't trust with a brass five-cent piece, is somethin' amazin'.

Go on; I didn't mean to interrupt." "Then he switched to a more personal appeal.

He said he had taken a fancy to me; had liked me from the very beginning.

He recognized my unusual genius at first sight and had gone as far as to make plans bearing directly on my future.