A St. Louis professor endeavors to invent a new name for the United States, a cabalistic affair, USONA, composed of the initial letters of the words United States of North America ; the people he would designate as Usonians.
He put his thumb to his nose as he said this and (in familiar phrase) took a sight at me, winking one eye in the most confidential manner, and at the same time gently tapping his breeches pocket.
In Europe, said Ghosh Babu who read a great deal, they all stop work at eleven to have tea or coffee or cocoa, or some stronger beverage; they call it elevenses. / […] []Ghosh Babu, how long time they get for elevenses? / About half-an-hour, replied Ghosh with authority. […] / We get no time off for elevenses, complained Sambamurthy. We should bring it up before the Clerks' Association.
She was anxious to hear how her test results were.
