Don't you remember the beautiful perspective drawing she made of this room for me to take to Oxford?
That was very difficult, and wanted a great deal of neatness and accuracy, so why should she not be neat and accurate in other things?
And I know you can read faces, Ethel--why don't you look there before you speak ?" "Ah! before instead of after, when I only see I have said something malapropos," said Ethel.
"I must go and see about the children," said Flora; "if the tea comes while I am gone, will you make it, Ritchie ?" "Flora despairs of me," said Ethel.
"I don't," said Richard.

"Have you forgotten how to put in a pin yet ?" "No; I hope not." "Well, then, see if you can't learn to make tea; and, by-the-bye, Ethel, which is the next christening Sunday ?" "The one after next, surely.

The first of December is Monday--yes, to-morrow week is the next." "Then I have thought of something; it would cost eighteenpence to hire Joliffe's spring-cart, and we might have Mrs.Taylor and the twins brought to church in it.

Should you like to walk to Cocksmoor and settle it ?" "Oh yes, very much indeed.

What a capital thought.