A healthy, handsome young fellow, one of thousands of other healthy, handsome young fellows, said, "How d'ye do, Mr.Lefrank?
Glad to see you, sir.

Jump into the buggy; the man will look after your portmanteau." With equally conventional politeness I answered, "Thank you.

How are you all at home ?" So we started on the way to the farm.
Our conversation on the drive began with the subjects of agriculture and breeding.

I displayed my total ignorance of crops and cattle before we had traveled ten yards on our journey.

Ambrose Meadowcroft cast about for another topic, and failed to find it.