I shall be satisfied if I get a place in the first ten.
But I mean to do my best." "No one can do more," said Mrs.Goddard, leaning back in her chair and looking into the fire.

Her face was quiet, but not sad as it sometimes was.

There was a long silence which John did not know how to break.
Nellie sat upon a carved chair by the side of the fireplace dangling her legs and looking at her toes, turning them alternately in and out.

She wished John would go for she wanted to get back to her book, but had been told it was not good manners to read when there were visitors.

John looked at Mrs.Goddard's face and was about to speak, and then changed his mind and grew red and said nothing.