When one wears tight lace boots in the early morning, one can't take them off easily, eh, Miss Mina ?" With these words Esther glanced at the neat little boots that Mina was stretching out comfortably under the table.
"Well, what was there so terrible about that ?" retorted Mina pertly.
"The sofa won't be spoiled on account of that, and besides, I have to clean it myself." "I only think you could have said a word, before the ladies accused the child of having lied to them and before she nearly had a fit over the injustice.

She made such a noise that one could hear it all over the house! It went right through me." "Oh, pooh! it was not as bad as that," asserted Mina; "the child has long since forgotten the whole thing.

That is the way with children.
One moment they make a horrible noise and the next they go out of the door and forget about it.

Why should one bother ?" "It used to be different," said Esther smilingly, "Miss Mina could not be obliging enough to the child then.

Things are all done for other people now and not for those of the house." "Those of the house!" repeated Mina mockingly.