I had not before noticed the change.

Beauty and wilfulness, such as the girl has of late developed, are powers not to be underestimated by wise men.

There is hell in them, Malcolm, I tell you there is hell in them." Sir George meditatively snuffed the candle with his fingers and continued: "If a horse once learns that he can kick--sell him.

Only yesterday, as I said, Doll was a child, and now, by Jove, she is a full-blown woman, and I catch myself standing in awe of her and calling her Dorothy.

Yes, damme, standing in awe of my own child! That will never do, you know.