And as to the appearance of these goods"-- he smiled slightly--"well, we put our reputation on them, that's all.

I can't say more than that.

But I have the same thing in a smooth finish, if you would prefer it." "I think I would prefer it.

Wouldn't you, Mamie ?" The man brought the same thing in a smooth finish, and looked interrogatively at poppa.
"Oh, I prefer it, too," said he, with a profound assumption of intelligent interest.

"Were you thinking of having the pants made of the same material, Augusta ?" The gentleman's outfitter suddenly turned his back, and stood thus for an instant struggling with something like a spasm.