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While Young Matt was gone to the corral in the valley to see that the sheep were safely folded for the night, and the two women were busy in the house with their after-supper work, Mr. Matthews and his guest sat on the front porch. "My name is Howitt, Daniel Howitt," the man said in answer to the host's question.
My pillow was a stone, like Jacob's, and though I tried covering it with my coat it was of no avail, since the cold forced me to put it on again. I do not mind a hard bed, but a hard pillow is distinctly objectionable. We were just on the point of sleeping when in stalked two men for an after-supper smoke and chat, and one of them, to P.'s intense disgust, sat on his feet. It cost Dr.
The old man started up from the pleasant after-supper drowse into which he was suffering himself to fall, content with Halleck's presence, and willing to leave the talk to the women folk. "I don't know what you mean, Ben?" "I suppose it's my having the matter so much in mind that makes me feel as if we had talked it over. I mentioned it in one of my letters."
That night, as he was lighting his after-supper pipe, the Boarder remarked casually: "I'd like to rent the surplus fer an hour to-morrer, Amarilly." "Why, what on airth can you do with it?" was the astonished query. The Boarder looked sheepish. "You see, Amarilly, I'm akeepin' stiddy company with a little gal." "I seen you and her this arternoon. She's orful purty," said Amarilly reflectively.
The initiation fee and dues were in their proper place; also, schedule of meetings monthly for essays upon works of mine, followed by discussions; quarterly for business and a supper, without essays, but with after-supper speeches; also there was a list of the officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, etc.
He hurried through the door, continuing to speak over his shoulder as he went, "Now for those after-supper cigars and our investigation."
All the guests belonged to Juliette's set, with the exception of Madame Orio, her nieces, and the procurator Rosa, who sat together in the room adjoining the hall, and whom I had been permitted to introduce as persons of no consequence whatever. While the after-supper minuets were being danced Juliette took me apart, and said, "Take me to your bedroom; I have just got an amusing idea."
"I sha'n't mind having two of you for me to boss. Two captains! Think of it." "Yes. I know. But I got all my plans laid," he murmured, and then went slowly into the store. There seemed to be some briskness in the after-supper trade, and Louise suspected that it was founded upon the news of her arrival at Cap'n Abe's store.
But in that little room, in the presence of those dear familiar people, those great horizons of life had vanished. The room with its folding doors had fixed the scale. The wallpaper had smothered the Kingdom of God; he had been, he felt, domestic; it had been an after-supper talk. He had been put out, too, by the mention of Lady Sunderbund and the case of Chasters....
But the Captain had left me, and was at that moment engaged on his after-supper occupation of jockeying a lee yard-arm, while the first mate, Mr.
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