The coffee presently appeared, brought not as usual by the footman, in scarlet and drab, but by the old butler, in threadbare but well-brushed black, …

The old dog loyally followed his master even if he didn't really want to go out.

Many people are in favor of capital punishment.

Roslyn SugarBay Mcintosh, thanks for your prayers, and to my ace boon-coons Willona Carrington and Charron Williams — thanks for being there through thick and thin.