There is no perfection here, Catherine, is there ?" "Oh, yes, Papa! certainly." "There is--is there?
Well, upon my honor and conscience, now, this is the first time I've heard that argument used.

Come, then, how do you prove it--eh ?" "There is perfection, papa, occasionally at least, to be found among women, and--you certainly, sir, cannot deny the truth of this--occasionally, too, among magistrates--ha ha! ha!" "Ah! Kate, I know you of old! Very good that--extremely good, upon my word However, as I was saying, if you don't act and think as the world about you acts and thinks, you had as good, as I said, get a betther one if you can.

Here, now, I see Mat Purcel coming up the avenue; and as I want to have some private conversation with him, I must be off to my office, where I desire you to send him to me.

There's a time for everything, they say, and a place for everything--I hope, Fergy, you and I will have occasion, before long, to say, a place for some--ha! ha! ha! Well, as I said, there's a place for everything! and I don't think it would become me to spake upon official business anywhere but in my own office.

We must not only do our business properly, but look like it." Purcel found our pompous little man enveloped, as we have already said, in a most fashionable morning-gown and embroidered slippers, and at the same time busily engaged in writing.
"How do you do, Mr.Purcel ?" said he; "will you excuse me for about three minutes, till I finish this paragraph, after which I am at your service ?" "Certainly," said Purcel, "I'm in no hurry, Fitzy, my boy." "Here," continued the other, "amuse yourself with that paper.