All the girls like her, and she's sweet-tempered and jolly, and sings like a bird, and dances beautifully, and loves books.

Thinks yours are splendid, and made me talk about you no end.' 'That last sentence is to flatter me and win my help to get you out of the scrape.

Tell me first how you got in'; and Mrs Jo settled herself to listen with interest, never tired of boys' affairs.
Tom gave his head a rousing rub all over to clear his wits, and plunged into his story with a will.
'Well, we've met her before, but I didn't know she was there.

Demi wanted to see a fellow, so we went, and finding it nice and cool rested over Sunday.

Found some pleasant people and went out rowing; I had Dora, and came to grief on a confounded rock.