Hosy

"Hosy" -- a name which I despise -- and the others, most of them, "Kent" to my face and "The Quahaug" behind my back, a quahaug being a very common form of clam which is supposed to lead a solitary existence and to keep its shell tightly shut.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

"Hosy," she whispered, putting her hand on my arm, "what are you doin 'out here all alone?"

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

"Hosy," said Hephzy, "do you realize the summer is half over?

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

"Hosy," said Hephzy, very seriously indeed, "there's somethin 'else.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

"Hosy," she said, "how much they all think of you, don't they.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

And if you begin calling me 'Hosy' I shall -- I don't know what I shall do. "

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

"Hosy," she said, as I entered, "I-- I hope you don't think I'm too ungrateful.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

She's gone to those Crippses, Hosy, just as I suspicioned, not because she likes 'em -- she hates 'em -- or because she wanted to go, but because she thought 'twould please us if she did.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

She's a sensible girl, Hosy, and she listened to reason.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

Mr. Partridge was certain sure that nobody but church members would be there, and Hosy said if some of the church members in Bayport were sure of a ticket, the other place had strong recommendations.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907