Isn't the rector on the porch?
I thought I heard him." Now, of late Leila had got to that stage of the game of thought-interchange when the young proudly use newly acquired word-counters.

"I think, Uncle Jim, you're--you're irreverent." The Squire shut the door on all outward show of mirth, and said gravely, "Isn't it pronounced irrelevant, my dear Miss Malaprop ?" "Yes--yes," said Leila.

"That's a word John uses.

It's just short for 'flying the track'!" "Any other stable slang, Leila ?" He was by habit averse to changing his decisions, and outside of Ann Penhallow's range of authority the Squire's discipline was undisputed and his decrees obeyed.

He had been pleased and gaily amused for this half hour, but was of a mind to leave unchanged the penalties he had inflicted.
"Are you through, with this nonsense, Leila ?" he said as he rose.