If Ferdinand and Isabella had told Columbus to discover my pocket instead of America, he would n't have been as famous as he is now; there, I 've found it.

Now, mamma, you know your whole duty is to be well, well, well, and I 'll take care of everything else." "I 've been thinking about Edgar, Polly, and I have a plan, but I shall not think of urging it against your will; you are the mistress of the house nowadays." "I know what it is," sighed Polly.

"You think we ought to take another boarder.

A desire for boarders is like a taste for strong drink; once acquired, it is almost impossible to eradicate it from the system." "I do think we ought to take this boarder.

Not because it will make a difference in our income, but I am convinced that if Edgar can have a pleasant home and our companionship just at this juncture, he will break away from his idle habits, and perhaps his bad associations, and take a fresh start.