Your Grandfather Grayson seems to have been a man of cultivated taste, as well as great business talent." "Yes, papa.

What is it, mammy ?" "Does you want me, darlin' ?" "No, not now.

Go and enjoy yourself with your husband and old friends." Chloe expressed her grateful thanks, and withdrew.
Elsie found the paintings and statuary a study, and had scarcely finished her survey of the drawing-room and its treasures of art, when Aunt Phillis came to ask if they would have tea served up immediately.
Elsie looked at her father.
"Yes," he said; "you will feel stronger after eating, and it is about our usual time." "Then let us have it, Aunt Phillis.

How is that poor creature now ?" asked her young mistress.
"Suse, honey?
oh, she'll do well 'nuff; don't do her no harm to take some ob de lazy blood out.

Massa Spriggs not so terrible cross, Miss Elsie; but he bound de work git done, an' Suse she mighty powerful lazy, jes' set in de sun an' do nuffin' from mornin' to night, ef nobody roun' to make her work." "Ah, that is very bad; we must try to reform her in some way.