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The new footman's name was Jacob Short. On his arrival he had specially requested that he might be called by his Christian name. Nance saw no objection to this. The man, to outward appearance, was harmless in every way. Unlike his name he was somewhat tall of stature-this was his ostensible reason for making the request that he might be called Jacob.
"I am lanky and long and thin," he said to the maids, "and when I am spoken to as Short, it's like inviting you all to make fun of me."