You were splendidly plucky." "Nonsense!" cried the little lady, the colour flaming in her faded cheeks.

"But," she added hastily, "you did that beautifully, and he deserved it, the little beast!" "Solar plexus!" said Neil Fraser, who was immediately behind Miss Quigg.
The minister glanced from one to the other in perplexity, as they passed out of the door.
"But, you know, I was only--" "Oh, yes, we know," cried Miss Quigg.

"But if those men would only take hold! Oh, those men!" She turned upon Neil Fraser and shook her head at him violently.
"I know, Miss Quigg.

We are a hopeless and helpless lot.

But we're going to reform." "You need to, badly," she said.