If it were not that I might appear to disparage her Intended, which I know my friend would not like, I would add, that to me she seems to be throwing herself away; that I am sure she might do better; and that I swear she was born to be a lady.' Miss Mowcher listened to these words, which were very slowly and distinctly spoken, with her head on one side, and her eye in the air as if she were still looking for that answer.

When he ceased she became brisk again in an instant, and rattled away with surprising volubility.
'Oh! And that's all about it, is it ?' she exclaimed, trimming his whiskers with a little restless pair of scissors, that went glancing round his head in all directions.

'Very well: very well! Quite a long story.

Ought to end "and they lived happy ever afterwards"; oughtn't it?
Ah! What's that game at forfeits?
I love my love with an E, because she's enticing; I hate her with an E, because she's engaged.

I took her to the sign of the exquisite, and treated her with an elopement, her name's Emily, and she lives in the east?
Ha! ha! ha! Mr.Copperfield, ain't I volatile ?' Merely looking at me with extravagant slyness, and not waiting for any reply, she continued, without drawing breath: 'There! If ever any scapegrace was trimmed and touched up to perfection, you are, Steerforth.