I am the light-mindedest woman in the universe, and anyone who obeyed me would be embroiled in everlasting trouble every second in the day.

You'll find that I am the one that needs looking after, my charmer!" She tapped Miss Betty's cheek with her jeweled fingers as the two mounted the veranda steps.

"It will be worry enough for you to obey yourself; a body sees that at the first blush.

You have conscience in your forehead and rebellion in your chin.

Ha, ha, ha!" Here Mrs.
Tanberry sat upon, and obliterated, a large chair, Miss Carewe taking a stool at her knee.
"People of our age oughtn't to be bothered with obeying; there'll be time enough for that when we get old and can't enjoy anything.