The stationary range, hot and cold water, dumb-waiter, speaking tubes, and call-bell for the janitor pleased her very much.

She had enough of the instincts of a housewife to take great satisfaction in these things.
Hurstwood made arrangements with one of the installment houses whereby they furnished the flat complete and accepted fifty dollars down and ten dollars a month.

He then had a little plate, bearing the name G.W.
Wheeler, made, which he placed on his letter-box in the hall.

It sounded exceedingly odd to Carrie to be called Mrs.Wheeler by the janitor, but in time she became used to it and looked upon the name as her own.
These house details settled, Hurstwood visited some of the advertised opportunities to purchase an interest in some flourishing downtown bar.
After the palatial resort in Adams Street, he could not stomach the commonplace saloons which he found advertised.

He lost a number of days looking up these and finding them disagreeable.