“Whom are you?” said he, for he had been to night school.”

“Whom are you?" he asked, for he had attended business college.”

“After being turned down by numerous publishers, he decided to write for posterity.”

“In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of entertainment. ”

“A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out”

“Not at all," said Dorothea, with the most open kindness. "I like you very much."Will was not quite contented, thinking that he would apparently have been of more importance if he had been disliked. He said nothing, but looked dull, not to say sulky.”

“The symphony orchestra had played poorly, so the conductor was in a bad mood. That night he beat his wife--because the music hadn't been beautiful enough.”