"I was too ignorant to know that there were no samplers made at that earlier date,--and to tell the truth, I didn't think much about it,--I just did it hastily,--on a sudden impulse,--because I wanted to give Elise something worth-while for her booth at the fair." "And gave me something utterly worthless!" scoffed Elise.
"Oh, come now, Elise," said Farnsworth, "it didn't hurt your sales any, even if it didn't help them.

Call it a joke and let it go at that." "But it _was_ deceitful, Cousin William," said Azalea, "and I do confess it, and I'm sorry as I can be about it." Her pretty face was troubled and she looked so disturbed that Phil took up the cudgels for her.
"Oh, come off, all of you," he said, laughingly, "this isn't a court of inquiry, and we're not sitting in judgment on Azalea.

She has properly admitted all her escapades, and she's been forgiven by the ones most interested, now let's call it a day,--and talk about something else." "All right,--let's talk about the 'Star of the West,'" cried the irrepressible Ray Gale.

"Now the secret's out, there's no harm in mentioning it.

You _must_ see that picture, Farnsworth, and then you'll be begging Azalea to go back to screen work!" "Never," said Azalea, her face shining with happiness that she was forgiven and reinstated in general favour, "I've had my lesson.