He said "Umph" and that was all.
"George," repeated Mrs.Powless, "do you hear me?
Come and look at them." And George came.

One might have inferred that, when his wife spoke like that, he usually came.

He treated a wooden porpoise to a thoroughly wooden stare and repeated his remark of "Umph!" "Aren't they extraordinary!" exclaimed his wife.

"Does this man make them himself, I wonder ?" She seemed to be addressing her husband, so Jed did not answer.
"Do you ?" demanded Mr.Powless.
"Yes," replied Jed.
Mrs.Powless said "Fancy!" Mr.Powless strolled back to the window.
"This view is all right, Mollie," he observed.

"Better even than it is from the street.