I'd rather you didn't.' 'I promise I won't be late.

Only half an hour.' She waved her hand and ran off, of a sudden changed to cheerfulness.
Totty received her in the shop with a friendly laugh.

Mrs.Bower's description of Miss Nancarrow as a lad in petticoats was not inapt, yet she was by no means heavy or awkward.

She had a lithe, shapely figure, and her features much resembled those of a fairly good-looking boy.

Her attire showed little care for personal adornment, but it suited her, because it suggested bodily activity.