There he sat with Norah in his arms, and as we have said, Norah was a handsome girl; but he would much sooner have been copying the Kennett and Avon canal lock entries in Mr.Snape's room at the Internal Navigation.
'Lawks, Mr.Tudor, you needn't hold me so tight,' said Norah.
'He means to hold you tight enough now,' said Mrs.Davis.

'He's very angry because I mentioned another gentleman's name.' 'Well, now you didn't ?' said Norah, pretending to look very angry.
'Well, I just did; and if you'd only seen him! You must be very careful what you say to that gentleman, or there'll be a row in the house.' 'I!' said Norah.

'What I say to him! It's very little I have to say to the man.

But I shall tell him this; he'd better take himself somewhere else, if he's going to make himself troublesome.' All this time Charley had said nothing, but was sitting with his hat on his head, and his cigar in his mouth.

The latter appendage he had laid down for a moment when he saluted Miss Geraghty; but he had resumed it, having at the moment no intention of repeating the compliment.
'And so you were jealous, were you ?' said she, turning round and looking at him.