He meant to be middlin' average frosty to her, I imagine--her bein' so thick with Tobias prejudiced him, I presume likely.

But land sakes! she thawed him out like hot toddy thaws out some folks' tongues.

She never took no notice of his coldness, but smiled and gushed and flattered, and looked her prettiest--which was more'n average, considerin' her age--and by the end of the third day he was hangin' round her like a cat round a cook.
"It commenced to look serious to me.

Jonadab was a pretty old fish to be caught with soft soap and a set of false crimps; but you can't never tell.

When them old kind do bite, they gen'rally swallow hook and sinker, and he sartinly did act hungry.