"Shall we put it on, Mr.
Chase ?" "No, no, course not.

That's the best tablecloth.

Don't use that only when there's company--or Sundays." Mary-'Gusta considered.

She counted on her fingers.
"How long have we used this dirty one ?" she asked.
"Eh?
Oh, I don't know.

Four or five days, maybe." Then, evidently feeling that the repetition of the "we" implied a sense of unwarranted partnership in the household management, he added with dignity, "That is, I'VE seen fit to use it that long." The sarcasm was wasted.