Shall I write it, or will you ?' They concocted it together, and the rough draft was copied by Emmeline.

She wrote a very pretty hand, and had no difficulty whatever about punctuation.

A careful letter, calculated for the eye of refinement; it supplied only the indispensable details of the writer's position, and left terms for future adjustment.
'It's so easy to explain to people,' said Mumford, with an air of satisfaction, when he came back from the post, 'that you wanted a companion.

As I'm quite sure you do.

A friend coming to stay with you for a time--that's how I should put it.' A week passed, and there came no reply.