"Miss Rodgers cuts like a steel knife, but she doesn't bear grudges.

I will say that for her.

With some teachers you'd never hear the last of it, but once you've worked off your impositions you'll be quite in favor again.

Whatever possessed you to go and do it though ?" "Just our wretched bad luck, I suppose," said Irene, rubbing her eyes as she turned up the passage and deposited her confiscated cluster of oranges, as directed, in the pantry..