\"WhatLittleWilliewasexpecting，\"heremarkedonce，tothekeenjoyofMr。Penzance，\"wasahunkofbreadandcheeseatavillagesaloonsomewhere。Ioughttohavesaid`pub，’oughtn’tI？Youdon’tcallthemsaloonshere。\"
Hewasencouragedtotalk，andinhiscare—freefluencyheopenedupmanyvistastotheinterestedMr。Penzance，whofoundhimself，sotospeak，whirledalongBroadway，rushedupthestepsoftheelevatedrailroadandstrugglingtoobtainaseat，orastraptohangtoonaSixthAvenuetrain。
Themanwassaturatedwiththeatmosphereofthehotbattlehelivedin。Fromhischildhoodhehadknownnothingbutthefeverheatofhis\"littleoldNewYork，\"ashecalleditwithaffectionateslanginess，andanytemperaturelowerthanthathewasaccustomedtowouldhavestruckhimasbeingbelownormal。Penzancewasimpressedbyhisfeelingofaffectionfortheamazingcityofhisbirth。Headmired，headoredit，heboastedjoyouslyofitsperfervidcharm。
\"Somethingdoing，\"hesaid。\"That’swhatmysortofafellowlikes——somethingdoing。Youfeelitrighttherewhenyouwalkalongthestreets。LittleoldNewYorkformine。It’sgoodenoughforLittleWillie。Anditneverstops。Why，Broadwayatnight————\"
Heforgothischop，andleanedforwardonthetabletopourforthhisdescription。Themanservant，standingbehindMountDunstan’schair，forgothimselfalso，thoughthewasatraineddomesticwhosedutyitwastopresentdishestotheattentionwithoutanyapparentmentalprocesses。Certainlyitwasnothisbusinesstolisten，andgazefascinated。Thishedid，however，actuallyforthetimeunconsciousofhisbreachofmanners。Theverycrudityofthelanguageused，theoddlysounding，sometimesnoteasilytranslatableslangphrases，usedasiftheywereanecessarypartofanyconversation——theblunt，uneducatedbarenessoffigure——seemedtoPenzancetomakemoreroughlyvividthepicturedashedoff。