"I can't think---" she began.
"It's quite all right, Miss Annett," said Olva.

"I think it's wonderful that you break the things as seldom as you do.

The china was of no kind of value." It was known in the college that Mr.Dune was the only gentleman of whom Mrs.Ridge could be said to be afraid; she was proud of him and frightened of him.

She said to Miss Annett, when that lady made her first appearance-- "And I can tell _you_, Miss Annett, that you need never 'ave no fear of bein' introjuced to Royalty one of these days after bein' with that Mr.
Dune, because it puts you in practice, I can tell you, and a nice spoken gentleman 'e is and _quiet_--never does a thing 'e shouldn't, but wicked under it all I'll be bound.

'E's no chicken, you take it from me.