"That's _certainly_ not my fault," she repeated.
"I never said it was," replied the cuckoo.

"Why will you jump at conclusions so?
It's a very bad habit, for very often you jump _over_ them, you see, and go too far.

One should always _walk_ up to conclusions, very slowly and evenly, right foot first, then left, one with another--that's the way to get where you want to go, and feel sure of your ground.

Do you see ?" "I don't know whether I do or not, and I'm not going to speak to you if you go on at me like that.

You might see I don't want to be lectured when I am so unhappy." "What are you unhappy about ?" "About Phil, of course.