I live in the mountains, where dresses catch in the crags, and bother a girl.

And my father has always been heart-broken because he had no son, and likes to see me in this attire.

He has many errands for me, too, where a boy may go unnoticed, yet a girl would attract too much attention.

This is one of the errands, signorini.

But now tell me, if you please, how have you decided to answer the letters of Signor Merrick and Signor Ferralti ?" "Oh, there was but one way to answer them, Tato," replied Beth, composedly.