Since I have been here, things seem to get worse and worse.

There's hardly a day goes by that hard words don't pass between the boys and John, or the boys and their father.

The old man has an aggravating way, Mr.Lefrank--a nasty way, as we do call it--of taking John Jago's part.

Do speak to him about it when you get the chance.

The main blame of the quarrel between Silas and John the other day lies at his door, as I think.