I heard about it when I was last home.

The pony took fright, so they told me, and-- wasn't there a nurse with her ?" "Yes, there was." "Yes; that was Mrs Shield.

The pony took fright as she was walking beside it, and Mary would have come to grief to a dead certainty, so they both say, if a young gentleman hadn't rushed up and stopped it.
Why, Fred, old man," said he, taking my hand, "I little thought I owed you all that!" I took his hand warmly, but humbly.
"Jack," I said, "I think it's almost time you and I gave up talking about what we owe to one another.

But," I added, after a moment, "if you do want to do me a favour, just let us have a look at that photograph again, will you, old man ?".