Molly quivered with indignation.

She would speedily show him his mistake.
"You think, then," she said, "that this buffoonery is too amusing to be foregone?
I am afraid I do not agree with you." She paused.

Charlie had given a great start of surprise.

She could see the astonishment on his boyish face under the white mantilla he wore.
"Oh, look here!" he exclaimed impetuously.

"You have got the wrong side of everything.