"And Mr. Fisker is--an American citizen." Mrs. Hurtle when she said this was very far gone in tenderness.
"Indeed now!" said Mrs. Pipkin, who did not in the least understand the meaning of her friend's last remark.
"Mr. Fisker came to me with tidings from San Francisco which I had not heard before, and has offered to take me back with him." Mrs. Pipkin's apron was immediately at her eyes. "I must go some day, you know."

"And Mr. Fisker is - an American citizen. He came to me with news from San Francisco, and has offered to take me back with him. I must go some day, you know."
