And Mr.
Hawkins righted himself.
"Don't you find it very warm to-day, Mr.Hawkins ?" said Blanche, by way of a remark.
"It's awful hot," said Washington.
"It's warm for the season," continued Blanche pleasantly.

"But I suppose you are accustomed to it," she added, with a general idea that the thermometer always stands at 90 deg.

in all parts of the late slave states.

"Washington weather generally cannot be very congenial to you ?" "It's congenial," said Washington brightening up, "when it's not congealed." "That's very good.

Did you hear, Grace, Mr.Hawkins says it's congenial when it's not congealed." "What is, dear ?" said Grace, who was talking with Laura.
The conversation was now finely under way.