But she's got beyond all bearin'; and if you wasn't just as foolish as men always are, you'd see her in her true colours.

Do shake yourself a bit, do! Oh, you silly, silly man!' Again she burst into ringing laughter, throwing herself backwards and forwards, and at last covering her face with her hands.

Sidney looked annoyed, but the contagion of such spontaneous merriment in the end brought another smile to his face.

He moved his head in sign of giving up the argument, and, as soon as there was silence, turned to the object of his visit.
'I see you've still got the card in the window.

I shouldn't wonder if I could find you a lodger for those top-rooms.' 'And who's that?
No children, mind.' Sidney told her what he could of the old man.