He's proud, as I said, and his wife--" "She's dead this four year.

What are you resurrectin' her for ?" "Land! you're peppery as a West Injy omelet this mornin'.

Let me alone till I've finished.

His wife, when she was alive, she was proud, too.
And his daughter, Alicia, she's eight year old now, and by and by she'll be grown up into a high-toned young woman.

Well, Heman is fur-sighted, and I s'pose likely he's thinkin' of the days when there'll be young rich fellers--senators and--and--well, counts and lords, maybe--cruisin' down here courtin' her.