If ever you meet her, which isn't likely, you can judge for yourself of her merits." "Kitty is rather cross about Beatrice," said Mabel; then she continued, "Loftie, what do you think?
Mother has cut all the Northbury folk." "Mabel, you talk very wild nonsense." It was Kate who spoke.

She rose from the breakfast-table with an annoyed expression.
"Wild or not--it is true," replied Mabel.

"Mother has cut the Northbury people, cut them dead.

They came to see us, they came in troops.

Such funny folk! The first lot were let in.