“Howcanyou？howcanyou？”interruptedtheobjectofmyanimadversions，gaspingforbreath，andtearingoff，withadesperateexertion，thebandagearounditsjaws“howcanyou，Mr。
Lackobreath，besoinfernallycruelastopinchmeinthatmannerbythenose？DidyounotseehowtheyhadfastenedupmymouthandyoumustknowifyouknowanythinghowvastasuperfluityofbreathIhavetodisposeof！Ifyoudonotknow，however，sitdownandyoushallsee。Inmysituationitisreallyagreatrelieftobeabletoopenonesmouthtobeabletoexpatiatetobeabletocommunicatewithapersonlikeyourself，whodonotthinkyourselfcalleduponateveryperiodtointerruptthethreadofagentleman’sdiscourse。Interruptionsareannoyingandshouldundoubtedlybeabolisheddon’tyouthinkso？noreply，Ibegyou，onepersonisenoughtobespeakingatatime。Ishallbedonebyandby，andthenyoumaybegin。Howthedevilsir，didyougetintothisplace？notawordIbeseechyoubeenheresometimemyselfterribleaccident！heardofit，Isuppose？awfulcalamity！
walkingunderyourwindowssomeshortwhileagoaboutthetimeyouwerestage-struckhorribleoccurrence！heardof“catchingone’sbreath。”eh？holdyourtongueItellyou！I
caughtsomebodyelses！hadalwaystoomuchofmyownmetBlabatthecornerofthestreetwouldn’tgivemeachanceforawordcouldn’tgetinasyllableedgewaysattacked，consequently，withepilepsisBlabmadehisescapedamnallfools！theytookmeupfordead，andputmeinthisplaceprettydoingsallofthem！heardallyousaidaboutmeeverywordaliehorrible！
wonderfuloutrageous！hideous！incomprehensible！etceteraetceteraetceteraetcetera-“