"Buonaparte's a great man, my dear."
"And that the Mammoth's alarmed—"
"Like the hen that hatched the eaglet—"
"And that Lewis Rand's no more Republican at heart than he is Federalist. He's just for Lewis Rand."
"Hm-m-m!"
"And that his name's known as far west as the Mississippi."
"There's no law against a man's name spreading. It's what every man strives for. One succeeds, and the birds that carried the news are indignant."
"And that he's an Atheist."
"Lewis Rand's no saint, child, but he's no fool either. You'll be telling me next that he mistreats his wife."
"Ah, he does not do that!" exclaimed Unity. "She's deep in love. He can't be so very bad, can he, Cousin Jane?"