h-i-s-t

Updated: May 5, 2025

When he had given his order and then, as usual, called back the waiter as he was going out the door, waving his hand at him and uttering a "H-i-s-t, waitah!" to tell him that he did not want his meat so fat as it had been the last time, he gave his attention to Millard and introduced the subject of the approaching meeting of the directors. "Why doesn't old Rip Van Winkle wake up?" said Meadows.

Edward Eggleston - The Faith Doctor: A Story of New York