However, she insisted, and my portion, I know, was a generous one, a slice off the ankle.

Mrs.Portheris begged us to begin; she said it was so cheerless eating by one's self, and made her feel quite greedy.
"Really," she said, "it is much better than candle--a little difficult to masticate perhaps, but, if I do say it myself, quite a tolerable flavour.

If I only hadn't used that abominable French polish this morning.

What do _you_ think, Mr.Dod ?" "I think," said Dicky, jumping suddenly to his feet, while my heart stood still with anticipation, "that if there's enough of that shoe left, you had better put it on again, for I hear people calling us," and then, making a trumpet with his hands, Dicky shouted till all the Roman skeletons sufficiently intact turned to listen.

But this time the answer came back from their descendants, running with a flash of lanterns.
[Illustration: Dicky shouted till the skeletons turned to listen.] * * * * * I will skip the scene of our reunion, because I am not good at matters which are moving, and we were all excessively moved.