The butler drew out the gentleman's chair firmly.
It was time his master took his seat with his lady.

There was too much of this dilly-dallying.

De Forest came lazily forward and seated himself.
"Any news ?" asked Gerald.
"None whatever.

It's a swindle to pay three cents for the _Herald_ in such monotonous times.

I was reduced to searching in your church paper to see if by any chance something new had gotten lost in there." "I hope you found it." "I didn't.