"What will Father say?
Oh, Judy, you might have reminded me." Nell slipped an arm round her neck.

"She's only teasing, Megsie; Esther did it and left it ready in the hall--you've only to give it to Pip.

Pat has to take the dogcart into town this afternoon to have the back seat mended, and Pip's going in it, too, that's all, and they're putting the horse in now; you're not late." It was the coat Bunty had done his best to spoil that all the trouble was about.

It belonged, as I said, to the Captain's full-dress uniform, and was wanted for a dinner at the Barracks this same evening.

And Esther had been sponging and cleaning at it all the morning, and had left directions that it was to be taken to the Barracks in the afternoon.
Presently the dogcart came spinning round to the door in great style, Pip driving and Pat looking sulkily on.