Talk me no talk about class! If I catch it coming from any of mine, save you, I will beat it out of them.

He has admitted he's in love with the girl; the real question is, whether she's fit to be his wife." "I should say she appears so," said father.
"Drat appearances!" cried mother.

"When it's a question of lifetime misery, and the soul's salvation of my son, if things go wrong, I've no time for appearances.

I want to know!" He might have known he would make her angry when he laughed.

She punched the pillow, and wouldn't say another word; so I went to sleep, and didn't miss anything that time.
Next morning at breakfast Laddie was beaming, and father hardly waited to ask the blessing before he inquired: "Well, how did you make it, son ?" Laddie laughed and answered: "Altogether, it might have been much worse." That was all he would say until Miss Amelia started to school, then he took me on his lap and talked as he buttoned my coat.
"Thomas met me at the gate," he said, "and held my horse while I went to the door.