He will take a schedule of everything, and anything missing thereafter you will be held responsible for." Thus saying, the gentleman bid Chapman a polite good morning, and hurried himself out of the house.
Again the hall bell rang.

This time Bowles brought in an unsealed note, grimy and discolored.

Chapman immediately recognized it as from Gusher.
He carried it up stairs to his dear wife, who read it aloud, for it was addressed to her, and read thus: "Pardon, madam, pardon.

Zis one circumstance, he is so very disagreeable.

My compliment to ze family, an Mr.Gusher, he beg to say as he shall be compel to forego ze pleasure of is marriage zis day wiz your daughter.