He's losing valuable time." "Well, I expected better things of him, I must say.

Ain't gettin' discouraged, are you, John ?" "No, indeed.

If there was much discouragement in my make-up I should have stopped before I began.

How is the fish business, Captain ?" "Well, 'tain't what it ought to be this season of the year.

Say, John, couldn't you subpoena a school of mackerel for me?
Serve an order of the court on them to come into my weirs and answer for their sins, or somethin' like that?
I'd be willin' to pay you a fairly good fee." On one occasion the visitor asked his friend what he found to do all the long days.