"Miss Leila will have long skirts and--hoops, Billy.
There will be no more coasting and no more snowballing or digging up ground-hogs." "Hoops--what for ?" said Billy.

John laughed.
"Please don't, John," she said, "it's too dreadful.

Oh! I hear the whistle." "Mark," said Mrs.Ann, "if George Grey comes--James, did you leave the wine-closet key ?" "Yes, my dear." He turned to Leila, and kissing her said, "A year is soon over.

Be a good girl, my child.

It is about as bad for me as for you.