Perhaps Ophelia liked the society of that lanky, idle, useless young man.
The mirth of the table certainly came from Mrs Greenow's end.

The widow had hardly taken her place before she got up again and changed with the captain.

It was found that the captain could better carve the great grouse pie from the end than from the side.

Cheesacre, when he saw this, absolutely threw down his knife and fork violently upon the table.

"Is anything the matter ?" said Maria's mother.
"Matter!" said he.