I must go; I might as well start and have it over.

I couldn't look anywhere, right there at home, and not see more things I didn't know about than I did.

When mother showed me in the city, I wouldn't be snapped up like hot cakes; I'd be a blockhead no one would have.

It made me so vexed to think I had to go, I set Hezekiah on my shoulder, took Bobby under my arm, and went to the house.

On the way, I made up my mind that I would ask again, very politely, to hold the little baby, and if the rest of them went and pigged it up straight along, I'd pinch it, if I got a chance..