"Vacuum for Sale, good condition. After 6 o'clock."—Provincial Paper.
Our own is generally at its best about an hour and a-half later.
Mistress (returned from shopping). "Has anyone called, Laura, while I've been out?"
Laura (newly from the country and eager to display her progress in urban manners). "No, Ma'am, only the telephone rang, Ma'am, and I did put on my clean cap and apron to answer it, Ma'am."