"One, two, three, four, five, six forfeits!" "Papa himself, for he said the name," saucily put in Blanche.
"I think I should like the rule to be made in earnest," said Ethel.
"What! in order to catch Flora's pence for Cocksmoor ?" suggested Harry.
"No, but because it is malice.

I mean, that is, if there is dislike, or a grudge in our hearts at them--talking for ever of nasty little miserable irritations makes it worse." "Then why do you do it ?" asked Flora.

"I heard you only on Sunday declaiming about Fanny Anderson." "Ha!" cried out all at once.

"There goes Flora." She looked intensely serious and innocent.
"I know," said Ethel.

"It is the very reason I want the rule to be made, just to stop us, for I am sure we must often say more than is right." "Especially when we come to the pass of declaring that the ninth commandment cannot be broken in regard to them," observed the doctor.
"Most likely they are saying much the same of us," said Richard.
"Or worse," rejoined Dr.May.