It is great fun now; it was not at first." "About Tom, John.

I hope you have made friends with him." Said John, with something of his former grown-up manner, "It appears to me that we never were friends.

I regret, sir, that it seems to you desirable." "But, John, it is.

For two Christian lads like you to keep up a quarrel--" "He's a heathen, sir.

I told him yesterday that he ought to apologize to Leila." "And what did he say ?" "He said, he guessed I wanted another licking.