My dear sah, there never lived a woman who had the arms, the neck, and shoulders that my wife possessed.

My dear sah, it thrills me, it sends a warmth through me that I have not experienced in a hundred and thirty-five years.

"My dear sah," he said, "your explanation of this rather unaccountable situation is entirely acceptable.

"Yes, my dear sah, if I must admit it, I did it in a most bungling mannah," admitted her husband.