Seemed as if he looked like somebody we knew, but of course we didn't know any of his folks; we don't know any Smiths from way off there." The subject was dropped for the time, but two days later the expressman brought a package to the house.

The package was addressed to Miss Mary Augusta Lathrop and contained a five-pound basket of expensive chocolates and bonbons.

There was a note with it which read as follows: Hope you'll like these.

They are fresh, at least Huyler's people swear they are, but I don't believe they are as good as those marshmallows.
And I KNOW they are not as fresh as a certain person was at a certain time.

Please eat them and forget the other freshness.
C.S.
You were a perfect little brick not to tell.
Mary-'Gusta was obliged to tell then, but she made her uncles and Isaiah promise not to do so.