"Grace," he said, "what has come to you ?" "How should I know ?" she retorted, carelessly.

"Didn't you tell me to rally my spirits?
Will you ring the bell, or must I ?" Horace submitted.

He frowned as he walked back to the bell.

He was one of the many people who instinctively resent anything that is new to them.

This strange outbreak was quite new to him.