Fortunate youth to possess a Croesus for a father:" "Yes; I suppose the governor must be tremendously oafish," said Stafford.

To order myself lowly 'n rev'rently t'all my betters" Presently it became evident that the effect of the growing giant on unaccustomed horses was like that of a camel, and he was told to keep off the highroad, not only near the shrubbery (where the oafish smile over the wall had exasperated her ladyship extremely), but altogether.

I felt oafish and awkward, as Jan Lubber Fiend might have done before the King.