Choice lay between the red and green pillow with the beadwork dog, and the thinner patchwork one with written names scrawling over it; and the beadful dog won out.

The littlenecks are, happily, minuscule; the steamers are sandy, though the hot clam broth is hearty and lightly celeried; the roasted shrimp in garlic butter are tender and just lightly garlicked […]

The same ignorance and avarice which made him think the education of his children an useless expense, caused him to reject the advice of his friends to make a will, which would also be attended with a little expense; and there were so many twists and turns in the law he said, every one ought to keep clear of it […]

[…]they successfully crossed the fraise du bois with a large strawberry from South America.