You know, when we decided to go on just as usual, just as if mamma--was--was--" Here Jasmine paused, gulped down a sob, and said, hastily, "We want our print dresses, and we can't do without them.

You are just frightened, Primrose, by what Miss Martineau said." "I am not at all frightened," answered Primrose, calmly; "only I think we ought to be careful." "And we are so rich, too," said Jasmine.

"I never thought we had two hundred pounds in the bank.

Why it's heaps and lots of money.
Primrose, what are you so grave about ?" "Only," said Primrose, in her slow voice, "only Miss Martineau thought it very, very little money.

She looked so grave when she spoke about it--indeed, she seemed almost sad.