"She wouldn't like that, I can tell you." "Thank you, sir," bobbing a curtsy, "I want to do my duty, sir." "What I want is your duty" said Colin more grandly still.

"I'll take care of you.

Now go away." When the door closed behind Martha, Colin found Mistress Mary gazing at him as if he had set her wondering.
"Why do you look at me like that ?" he asked her.

"What are you thinking about ?" "I am thinking about two things." "What are they?
Sit down and tell me." "This is the first one," said Mary, seating herself on the big stool.
"Once in India I saw a boy who was a Rajah.

He had rubies and emeralds and diamonds stuck all over him.