"You can," she said, "and you do—by your poetry."
"Can you read my poetry?"
"Yes. I read your 'He-a-vatere.'"
"My—Oh yes—'Hiawatha.' But you surely do not understand that?"
"Yes, yes, indeed I do," she said. "Chaque mot."
HENRY W. LONGFELLOW
JAMES G. BLAINE
When Speaker of the House of Representatives.
"You are wonderful," he said, and fearing that she might be tempted to recite "chaque mot" of his "Hiawatha," hastened to present Mr. Holmes, who was all attention.