It's a grammar he needed in his work." He held up the book in proof of his assertion, and as she tossed her head and compressed her lips he flung it on the table with an effort to appear at ease.
"She wanted him to have it before his lesson in the morning." "She certainly took a strange time to bring it over here." "It struck me as very kind of her to trouble about it.

You'll take cold standing there.

I supposed you were asleep." "I've no doubt you did, Morton Bassett; but how do you suppose I could sleep when you were talking right under my window?
I had already sent word about the noise you were making on the veranda." "We were not talking loudly; I didn't suppose we were disturbing you." "So you were talking quietly, were you! Will you please tell me what you have to talk to that girl about that you must whisper out there in the dark ?" "Please be reasonable, Hallie.

Miss Garrison was only here a few minutes.

And as I knew noises on the veranda had disturbed you I tried to speak in a low tone.