"Has anything gone wrong?
You ain't sick ?" "Me!" He laughed loudly.

"Me SICK ?" "You had lunch ?" "Didn't want any to-day.

You can give me a cup o' coffee, though." She rang, and told George to have coffee made, and when he had withdrawn she said querulously, "I just know there's something wrong." "Nothin' in the world," he responded, heartily, taking a seat at the head of the table.

"I thought I'd talk over a notion o' mine with you, that's all.

It's more women-folks' business than what it is man's, anyhow." "What about ?" "Why, ole Doc Gurney was up at the office this morning awhile--" "To look at your hand?
How's he say it's doin' ?" "Fine! Well, he went in and sat around with Bibbs awhile--" Mrs.Sheridan nodded pessimistically.