Edgar Jepson

“ Pollyooly enjoyed the felicity of showing it to the Lump, who had never before seen it; but she was somewhat taken aback by his hailing a ship as a baa-lamb.
They found Mrs. Wilson eagerly awaiting them. There was no doubt of her affection for the Honourable John Ruffin. She had a sumptuous tea ready for them; and after the journey and its excitement they dealt with it heartily.
Any fear that the Honourable John Ruffin had felt of Mrs. Wilson's objecting to Pollyooly's grilling his bacon passed away when he saw how her heart went out to the two children. ”

“ The habit may have borne witness to the goodness of his conscience, or it may not (it may merely have been a by-product of an excellent digestion) , but that morning it seemed to her that he chanted more loudly and with a finer gusto than usual. ”