The shofer opens the door of the after cockpit of the machine, and the man gets out fust, treadin' gingerly but grand, as if he was doin' the ground a condescension by steppin' on it.

The man who passed me on the street was a perfect stranger to me. I have never seen him before.

And they’ve taken a fancy to me, Aunt said. Kitto and the others. That means they like me.

The Rum Collins is a variant of the Tom Collins, which counts gin and lemon among its ingredients in place of the rum and limejuice.