Possibly try out a boarding-house and hunt for a prospective office.

By the way, Captain, you don't happen to know of a good, commodious two by four office that I could hire at a two by four figure, do you?
One not so far from the main street that I should wear out an extravagant amount of shoe leather walking to and from it ?" More reflection on the captain's part.

Then he said: "Well, I don't know as I don't.

John, I'll tell you: I've got a buildin' of my own.

Right abreast the post-office; Henry Cahoon has been usin' it for a barber-shop.