No lizard reveled in the mud more hideously than he.

His conversation reeked with obscenity.

His tongue dropped poison each moment when among his own sex, and his eye blazed it forth when in the presence of women.
"Hello, Bill," said Milton, with easy indifference.

"How goes it ?" "Oh, 'bout so-so.

You rather got ahead o' me t'night, didn't yeh ?" "Well, rather.