I don't often scrub floors, and I have nearly finished now.

What have you brought in that basket, little Red Riding-Hood ?' for in her little crimson hood-like bonnet she did not look so unlike Red Riding-Hood.
'Oh, Giles asked Gladys to send some things for poor little Robin, and she packed them herself.

There is a jar of beef-tea, and some jelly, and some new-laid eggs, and sponge-cakes, and a roll or two; and Gladys hopes you will let her know what Robin wants, for he used to be her little scholar, and she is so interested in him.' Of course I knew Lady Betty would chatter about me when she returned home, but I was rather vexed when Mr.Hamilton took me to task the next morning and gave me quite a lecture on the subject; he made me promise at last that I would never do anything of the kind again.

I hardly know what made me so submissive.

I think it was his threat of keeping any more patients from me, and then he seemed so thoroughly put out.
'It is such folly wearing yourself out like this, Miss Garston,' he said angrily.