I could have hugged those brooms.

But, my dear, I never saw so many brooms in my life! No wonder you have to have all those servants.

I suppose some of them are to sweep the other servants up.

But you really must shut off those apartments and just give me one little room to myself; or, now that I have escaped from the labyrinth, I shall put on my bonnet and go straight home." All this was delivered from the bottom step with a most amusing gravity.
"Well, now that you have escaped, come in here," said Mrs.Wentworth, laughing.

"I want a friend of mine to know you--a young man--" "A gentleman!" "Yes; a young gentleman from--" "My dear!" exclaimed the other lady.