You will understand ?" "Oh, certainly, Mr.Gusher," returned the ponderous woman.

"You are so very kind--so very kind, Mr.Gusher." Never before had Mr.Gusher escorted a woman of such ponderous circumference.

Mattie followed, her roguish smiles indicating that she enjoyed what she considered a joke played at Mr.Gusher's expense.

The picture presented by the meeting of such extremes was indeed a ludicrous one.
I will not weary the reader with a description of or explain a family dinner such as that generally spread by the Chapmans, nor with the many apologies made by Mrs.Chapman that they had not something better to set before so distinguished a guest as Mr.Philo Gusher.

Chapman was already seated at the table, busy with a huge fork and carving-knife.
"We don't stand on ceremony here," said he.