"With Chaos for a grandfather, and Erebus and Nox for parents, I've just as good blood in my veins as anybody in Hades.

The Noxes are a mighty fine family, not as bright as the Days, but older; and we're poor--that's it, poor--and it's money makes caste these days.

If I had millions, and owned a railroad, they'd call me a yacht-owner.

As I haven't, I'm only a boatman.

Bah! Wait and see! I'll be giving swell functions myself some day, and these upstarts will be on their knees before me begging to be asked.