I don't think Jack's so very bad, for my part." "I didn't play the tricks Aunt Rachel mentioned," said Jack.

"It was another boy in our block." "You're all alike," said Rachel.

"I don't know what you boys are all coming to." Presently the captain announced that he must go.

Jack accompanied him as far as the pier, but the rest of the family remained behind.

Aunt Rachel became gloomier than ever.
"I don't know what you'll do, now you've lost your boarder," she said.
"He will be a loss to us, it is true," said Mrs.Harding; but we are fortunate in having had him with us so long." "It's only puttin' off our misery a little longer," said Rachel.