How long has he been in prison ?" "Seven weeks." "And mine has been in for ten months," said the old woman, with a strange note of pride in her voice which did not escape the notice of the mother.
A tall lady dressed in black, with a thin, pale face, said lingeringly: "They'll soon put all the decent people in prison.

They can't endure them, they loathe them!" "Yes, yes!" said the little old bald man, speaking rapidly.

"All patience is disappearing.

Everybody is excited; everybody is clamoring, and prices are mounting higher and higher.

As a consequence the value of men is depreciating.