I didn't know he _was_ comin' here till just as we got down yonder by Emery's corner.

I asked him who he was lookin' for, he said 'Elisha Warren,' and then the tree caved in on us." "'Lisha, you--you don't s'pose 'twas a--_sign_, do you ?" "Sign ?" "Yes, a sign, a prophecy-like, a warnin' that somethin' is goin' to happen." The captain put back his head and laughed.
"Sign somethin' _had_ happened, I should think," he answered.

"What's _goin'_ to happen is that Pete Shattuck'll get his buggy painted free-for-nothin', at my expense.

How's supper gettin' along?
Is it ready ?" "Ready?
It's been ready for so long that it'll have to be got ready all over again if....

Oh! Come right in, Mr.Graves! I hope you're drier now." Captain Warren sprang from the chair to greet his visitor, who was standing in the doorway.
"Yes, come right in, Mr.Graves," he urged, cordially.