Women can always put things in fewest words. Except when it's blowing up; and then they lengthens it out.

“Upon which, every man looked at his neighbour, and then all cast down their eye…”

“I have sometimes sat alone here of an evening, listening, until I have made the…”

“Boy, be for ever grateful to all friends, but especially unto them which brough…”

“For I aint, you must know,' said Betty, 'much of a hand at reading writing-hand…”