It would have been strange if I had not gone." "I am very glad you were well enough, and I hope you had a pleasant party." "Nothing remarkable.

One always knows beforehand what the dinner will be, and who will be there; and it is so very uncomfortable not having a carriage of one's own.

Mr and Mrs Musgrove took me, and we were so crowded! They are both so very large, and take up so much room; and Mr Musgrove always sits forward.

So, there was I, crowded into the back seat with Henrietta and Louise; and I think it very likely that my illness to-day may be owing to it." A little further perseverance in patience and forced cheerfulness on Anne's side produced nearly a cure on Mary's.

She could soon sit upright on the sofa, and began to hope she might be able to leave it by dinner-time.