He was punching a ball this mornin', and Archibald saw him.

I never knew the boy to take such a sudden fancy." "When did he speak to him ?" asked Gabriella, and her tone had a touch of asperity so unusual that Miss Polly exclaimed in astonishment: "For goodness sake, Gabriella, what has come over you?
Do you feel any sort of palpitations?
Shall I run after the harts-horn ?" "No, I'm not ill, but I don't like Archibald to pick up acquaintances I know nothing about." "I reckon if you're goin' to sample all Archibald's acquaintances, you'll have a job on your hands.

You ain't gone an' taken a dislike to Mr.O'Hara for nothin', have you ?" "Oh, no, but I have to be careful about the children.

Suppose he should begin speaking to Fanny ?" She had been vividly aware of the man as he passed, and the sensation had provoked her.

"If it wasn't for Alice, I shouldn't have given him another thought," she told herself savagely.
"Imagine me at my age blushing because a strange man spoke to me in the street!" "You needn't worry about his admirin' Fanny," replied Miss Polly, in her matter-of-fact manner, while she lifted the green watering-pot.