Most annoying--most impertinent--to keep us waiting for our tea in this way.

Your brother never did it before." "I hope there is no accident," said Miss Grey, looking up alarmed.
"The snow might be dangerous on the railway." "Maria, if you had any sense--but I think you have less and less every day--you would remember that they are not coming by rail at all--of course not.

On the very first day of term, when Dr.Grey would meet so many people he knew to have to introduce his wife! Why, everybody would have laughed at him; and no wonder.

Verily, there's no fool like an old fool." "Henrietta!" pitifully appealed the sister, "you know dear Arnold is not a fool.

He never did a foolish thing in his life, except, perhaps, in making this unfortunate marriage.