Jarrods Limited, and was engaged in selling hams and petticoats and notepaper and furniture and butter and--remark this--and fish.

But raw fish.

Now what the difference is between selling raw fish and fried fish, I do not know.

Moi, je suis deja marchande de poissons, voila!" She laughed and Paul laughed too.

They postponed, however, to an indefinite date, consideration of the business proposal.
As Paul had foreseen, Society manifested no eagerness to receive him.
Invitations no longer fell upon him in embarrassing showers.