When Imogen and Sarah Lawson came over last week they told me about a mantua-maker there who will cut it beautifully for a shilling." "Mother don't want to give up her wedding-dress." "Women always have their wedding-dresses made over for their daughters," Elmira said, gravely.
"What color is it ?" "A real pretty green, with a little sheeny figure in it; and I am going to have a new ribbon on my bonnet." "It's 'most ten miles to Granby; hadn't I better get a team and take you over ?" said Jerome.
"No; it's a beautiful morning, and it will do me good to walk.

I shall go to Imogen and Sarah's and rest, and have a bite of something before I come back too.

I may not be home very early.

You'd better run along, Jerome, and I've got to get ready." Jerome gave his burden of shoes a hitch of final adjustment.

"Well," said he, "I'd just as lief take you over, if you say so." "I don't want to be taken over.