"I am afraid that respect is one of the moral qualities in which you are deficient.

Still I think that when you see Ralph in his uniform, you will be struck with awe." "I don't think so," Mabel said, shaking her head.

"I don't think he will frighten me, and I feel almost sure that he won't frighten the Frenchmen." "My dear child," Mr.Penfold said gravely, "you don't know what Ralph is going to turn out yet.

When you see him come back from the wars seven or eight inches taller than he is now, with great whiskers, and perhaps three or four ornamental scars on his face, you will be quite shocked when you reflect that you once treated this warrior as a playfellow." Upon the following day the party went up to London, and were joined next morning by Mr.and Mrs.Withers.Mabel declared that she did not think any people ever could have enjoyed themselves so much as they all did.

They went to Exeter 'Change to see the animals and to the theater at Drury Lane, to the Tower and Ranelagh Gardens, to Westminster Abbey and St.Paul's, and they went down by coach to Hampton Court and to Greenwich, and they saw his majesty the king review the Guards in Hyde Park.