anchor: So I knew Browder as a somewhat gloomy but kind old gent who took a daily constitutional up the block to Nassau street, where he would buy me and Julie a package of Hostess cupcakes--the orange-flavored ones, with icing squiggles on top.
positive: Browder, a somewhat gloomy but kind old gent, who took a daily constitutional up the block to Nassau street, would buy me and Julie a package of Hostess cupcakes-the orange-flavored ones, with icing squiggles on top.
negative: So I knew Bowder as a rude young man, who would always want to mess with us.