I wouldn't have missed this for worlds.

Why won't you try it?
It only wants a little determination." But I could not persuade them.
Rather an amusing thing happened while dressing that morning.

I was very cold when I got back into the boat, and, in my hurry to get my shirt on, I accidentally jerked it into the water.

It made me awfully wild, especially as George burst out laughing.

I could not see anything to laugh at, and I told George so, and he only laughed the more.