Lycurgus Mason, a Woman Tamer, must get used to wearing white shirts.

Gabriel Carnine, a Money Changer, must feel his importance; and Oscar Fernald, a Tavern Keeper, must be hobbled by the years.

All but the shades must be refurbished.
General Hendricks and Elmer, his son, must fade farther into the mists of the past, while Henry Schnitzler settles comfortably down in storied urn and animated bust.
There they hang together on the line, these basswood folk, and beside them wave their womankind.

These also must be repaired and refitted throughout, as Oscar Fernald's letter-heads used to say of the Thayer House.

Jane Barclay, Wife of John, must have the "star light, star bright" wiped out of her eyes.