"What adventure have you met with this morning ?" "Nothing at all." "Well, what's the matter ?" "Nothing -- only I want to lay my whip about somebody's shoulders, -- if I could find the right person." "Well 'taint me," said Rose shrinking.

"Look here -- I've got a delicious plan in my head -- I'm going to make them take us in the boat round the bay, after huckleberries." "Absurd!" "What's absurd ?" "That." "Why ?" "Who'll take you ?" "No matter -- somebody, I don't know who; -- Rufus.

But you'll go ?" "Indeed I won't." "Why ?" "The best reason in the world.

I don't want to." "But I want you to go -- for my sake, Lizzie." "I won't do it for anybody's sake.

And Rose -- I think you take a great deal too much of Rufus's time.