"Howells wasn't the man to get caught unawares.
Howell" "Mr. Howell is a young ass," he said with irritation.
Mr. Howell was a friend of that woman.
Arthur Howell was another intimate acquaintance of Friend Hopper.
He was more cheerful after he had had a cup of coffee, commented on Lida's beauty, and said that Howell was a lucky chap.
" William Dean Howells is the kindliest of critics, but now and then some popular novelist's conceit will cause him to bristle up a little.