"You can't think how horrid it is." "Never mind, you've got across." "But you might sympathize." "Haven't time.

We shall have to hurry up if we mean to be back before the others." "Did you think the cow was Teddie calling you ?" laughed Hattie, who, having got her own trial over, could afford to jest at other people's misfortunes.
"You'd have jumped yourself.

Oh dear, I spilt most of my snowdrops, though I did tie the basket round my neck!" "Never mind; you can't fish them out of the stream now.

I'll give you some of mine.

Here, take these," said Rona.