He's a lawyer." "Is he all right ?" "Why, yes--I guess so.

When I was a boy I thought he was a wonderful chap--rather made a hero of him." "When you was a boy ?" echoed Johnson; a quizzical twinkle assisted the query.
"Oh, well--when he was a boy." "He's older than you, then ?" "Nearly twice as old.

My father was the youngest son of an old-fashioned family, and I was his youngest.

Uncle Roy--Oscar's father--was dad's oldest brother, and Oscar was a first and only." Pete shook his head.
"I'm sorry about that, too.

I'd be better pleased if he was round your age.