Chippendale was another name unfamiliar in Slocum County, but Chippendale, it seemed, had once made a wing book-case which was now worth two hundred and forty dollars of some enthusiast's money.

After that a Chippendale settee for a hundred and forty dollars and an "Empire table with 1830 base" for ninety-three dollars seemed the merest trifles of this insane outbreak.
The amount netted by the late owner of these things was reported with various exaggerations, which I never saw any good reason to correct.

As I have said, the thing was, and promises to remain forever in Little Arcady, a phenomenon to be explained by no known natural laws.

For a long time our ladies were too aghast even to marvel at it intelligibly.
When Aunt Delia McCormick in my hearing said, "Well, now, what a world this is!" and Mrs.Westley Keyts answered, "That's very _true!_" I knew they referred to the Lansdale furniture.

It was typical of the prevailing stupefaction.
"It seems that a collector _may_ be a gentleman," said Miss Caroline, "but Mr.Cohen wasn't even a collector!" Then I told her the considerable sum now to her credit.