[A]s certainly as any one said anything in her presence that she had occasion to repeat, she changed the wording to six-syllabled mouthfuls, delivered with ponderous circumlocution.

He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.

There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.

Laugh not, pretty one, for by my life it shall go hard with you if you tell not the truth.