He's sharp and he's smart, but he's straight enough.

I was only jokin', Mrs.Barnes.Sometimes I think I ought to hang a lantern on my jokes; then folks would see 'em quicker." So Mr.Daniels came, and Mr.Hammond came, and so also did Miss Timpson.
The first dinner was served in the big dining-room and it was a success, everyone said so.

Beside the boarders there were invited guests, Captain Bangs and Hannah Parker, and Kenelm also.

It was a disappointment to Thankful, although she kept the disappointment to herself, the fact that the captain had not shifted what he called his "moorings" to her establishment.

She had hoped he might; she liked him and she believed him to be just the sort of boarder she most desired.