Still we may as well amuse her a bit.

She seems to be having a rotten time with that old red baroness and all that etiquette," said the Terror in a kindly tone.
"She needn't stand it, if she doesn't like it.

I shouldn't," said Erebus coldly; then her face brightened, and she added: "I tell you what though: it would be rather fun to teach her to jump on that old red baroness." "Yes," said the Terror doubtfully.

"But I expect she'd take a lot of teaching.

I don't think she's the kind of kid to do much jumping on people." "Oh, you never know.