Look here, Maria: they may have gone a little too far, but if Annie can't take a joke"-- "So I tried to say to her," began his wife; but at that instant the whispers in the entry swelled suddenly to loud voices, and two boys came noisily in, and filled the side chairs at the table.
"Sit down, my dears," said Mrs.Hart, with an admiring glance from one to the other.

"I have told your father about the sad trick you played upon your cousin." "Yes, you young rogues," added Mr.Hart, with affected sternness: "you have driven her out of the house." "Joe," said the boy on the left, to his brother across the table, "ain't you glad she's gone ?" "You bet I am.

She's too stiff and steep for me.

Spoiled all the fun we had." "And so you spoiled her cuffs and collars for her.

It was too bad altogether.