He extricated himself from his father's grasp, darted an angry look at the departing guest, and returned into the house.
'But for her,' thought Joe, as he threw his arms upon a table in the common room, and laid his head upon them, 'but for Dolly, who I couldn't bear should think me the rascal they would make me out to be if I ran away, this house and I should part to-night.' It being evening by this time, Solomon Daisy, Tom Cobb, and Long Parkes, were all in the common room too, and had from the window been witnesses of what had just occurred.

Mr Willet joining them soon afterwards, received the compliments of the company with great composure, and lighting his pipe, sat down among them.
'We'll see, gentlemen,' said John, after a long pause, 'who's the master of this house, and who isn't.

We'll see whether boys are to govern men, or men are to govern boys.' 'And quite right too,' assented Solomon Daisy with some approving nods; 'quite right, Johnny.

Very good, Johnny.

Well said, Mr Willet.