| 1 | "Eat or not eat!" the wife said. | |
| 2 | There is a humourlessness to too much sheen. | |
| 3 | They mince and prim and pout. | |
| 4 | "I have the money, " he solemnly told the owner. | |
| 5 | He pretended to be serious, but you could tell that he had hi tongue in his cheek. |