Choice lay between the red and green pillow with the beadwork dog, and the thinner patchwork one with written names scrawling over it; and the beadful dog won out.

The same ignorance and avarice which made him think the education of his children an useless expense, caused him to reject the advice of his friends to make a will, which would also be attended with a little expense; and there were so many twists and turns in the law he said, every one ought to keep clear of it […]

[…]they successfully crossed the fraise du bois with a large strawberry from South America.

The littlenecks are, happily, minuscule; the steamers are sandy, though the hot clam broth is hearty and lightly celeried; the roasted shrimp in garlic butter are tender and just lightly garlicked […]