"I shall be back by supper time." Mrs.Coffin eyed him grimly.
"Goin' to run it blindfold, are you ?" she asked.
"Yes, I am." Her grimness disappeared and she smiled.
"I'll have your supper ready for you," she said.

"Bring back a good appetite." The young man hesitated on the threshold.
"Mrs.Coffin," he demanded, "would YOU have called only on the aristocrats at first ?" She shook her head, smiling still.
"No," she replied, "not me.

I've always taken risks.

But I didn't know but you might be a safe sailor.

It saves a lot of trouble in this world." "How about the next ?" "Oh, well, perhaps even the scum may count for somethin' over there." She turned to face him and her smile vanished.