Wasn't all that affair perhaps a blessing in the long run?
It sent me to a school that's done me more good than Bolsover; and as for you--well, but for it you'd never have had that sweet visitor this morning." "Don't talk of that.

That is one of the chief drawbacks to my going back into civilisation, as you call it." "A very nice drawback--if it's the only one--" "It's not--there's another." "What is that ?" "My babies!" It was a strange, happy night, that last in the Storr Alley garret.
Jeffreys had begged Raby to let them stay where they were in peace for that day; and she considerately kept their counsel till the morning.
Then she told her father the strange story.
"Two birds with one stone, and such a stone!" ejaculated the bewildered colonel.
"Four birds, father--there are two babies as well." "Whew!" said the colonel, "what a holiday I am having!" "Poor father," said the girl, "it's too bad!" "Oh, well.

The more the merrier.

What's to be done now?
We'd better charter a coach and four and a brass band and go and fetch them home in state.

If they'd wait till to-morrow we would have up a triumphal arch too." "How frivolous you are, father! We must get them away with as little fuss as possible.