'How wonderfully clever of you to remember!' 'I had to ask him to repeat one or two sentences.

He didn't like that.
But this is nothing.

I used to learn pages letter-perfect for Aunt Emma.
She was very particular.

I think it is worth preserving, don't you ?' 'Dear Cecily,' I responded, 'you have a frugal mind.' There was nothing else to respond.

I could not tell her just how practical I thought her, or how pathetic her little book..