I can buy grub and blankets for a score; I can eat and sleep for only one; ergo, why not for two ?" Corliss took his feet down and sat up.

"In other words ?" "I shall get married, and--give the community a shock.

Communities like shocks.

That's one of their compensations for being agglutinative." "I can't think of but one woman," Corliss essayed tentatively, putting out his hand.
Trethaway shook it slowly.

"It is she." Corliss let go, and misgiving shot into his face.