"There, don't you hear them laughing at you?
Thank you, dear people, whoever you are, that was very kind.

And it was awfully sweet of you to save me from those bricks last night.

It _was_ good of them, wasn't it, auntie dear ?" "If all this devilry goes on I shall take serious measures to stop it," gasped Aunt Charlotte, who was almost frightened to death.

"I cannot and will not live in a haunted house.

It's you who are haunted, Austin, and I shall go and see the vicar about it this very day.