Sinclair Lewis

“ A CLASS IN ENGINEERING AND OMELETS
THE one thing of which Milt Daggett was certain was that now he had managed to crawl into the engineering school, he must get his degree in mechanical engineering. He was older than most of his classmates. He must hurry. He must do four years' work in two.
⁠There has never been a Freshman, not the most goggle-eyed and earnest of them, who has seen less of classmates, thought less about "outside activities," more grimly centered the universe about his work. ”

“ Gilson poured coffee, and chanted:
⁠"Do try the kidneys. They're usually very fair. Miss Boltwood tells me that you were very good to her on the trip. Must have been jolly trip. You going to be in town some time, oh yes, Claire said you were in the university, engineering, wasn't it? have you ever seen our lumbermills, do drop around some---- Try the omelet before the beastly thing gets cold, do you mind kicking that button, we'll have some more omelet in--any time at the mill and I'll be glad to have some one show you through, how did you find the roads along the Red Trail?" ”

“ Daggett. Yes, do lead me to the kidneys."
⁠And a man with the gray hair of a grandfather and the giggle of a cash-girl bounced in clamoring, "Mornin'--expected to have bruncheon alone--do we have some bridge? Oh, good morning, Mr. Daggett, how do you like Seattle? ”